Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Ecuador
Ecuador: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 94.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Ecuador, 2000–2023
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 94.7% for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Ecuador peaked at 94.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 88.4%, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 84th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.4% | — |
| 2001 | 89.3% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 90.1% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 90.9% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 91.5% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 92.0% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 92.8% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 93.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 93.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 93.8% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 93.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 94.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 94.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 94.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 94.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 94.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 94.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 94.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 94.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.4% | 88.4% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 93.8% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.7% | 94.6% | 94.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 81 Turkey 95.3% compare
- 82 Cuba 94.9% compare
- 82 Ukraine 94.9% compare
- 85 El Salvador 94.4% compare
- 86 Kazakhstan 94.2% compare
- 87 Dominican Republic 93.5% compare
- 87 Venezuela 93.5% compare
More environment data for Ecuador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3767 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.4 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 13.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0149 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -9.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Ecuador?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Ecuador was 94.7% in 2023, according to Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 94.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.4% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Ecuador ranks 84th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe, published as part of Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking is the proportion of total population primarily using clean cooking fuels and technologies for cooking. Under WHO guidelines, kerosene is excluded from clean cooking fuels.