Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Egypt
Egypt: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 99.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Egypt, 2000–2023
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Egypt is 99.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Egypt peaked at 99.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 82.2%, in 2000.
That places Egypt 62nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 82.2% | — |
| 2001 | 86.2% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 89.6% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 92.1% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 94.3% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 95.7% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 97.8% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 98.4% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 98.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 99.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 99.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.2% | 82.2% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 99.1% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Egypt?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Egypt was 99.9% 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.2% in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Egypt ranks 62nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.