Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in El Salvador
El Salvador: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 94.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2023, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in El Salvador stood at 94.4%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in El Salvador peaked at 94.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58.4%, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 85th 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.4% | — |
| 2001 | 60.6% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 62.3% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 64.1% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 66.1% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 67.8% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 69.5% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 71.2% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 73.1% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 74.9% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 76.7% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 78.5% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 80.4% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 82.2% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 83.9% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 85.5% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 87.2% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 88.6% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 89.9% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 90.9% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 92.9% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 93.7% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 94.4% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.8% | 58.4% | 74.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.4% | 76.7% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.2% | 92.0% | 94.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 82 Cuba 94.9% compare
- 82 Ukraine 94.9% compare
- 84 Ecuador 94.7% compare
- 86 Kazakhstan 94.2% compare
- 87 Dominican Republic 93.5% compare
- 87 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 93.5% compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in El Salvador?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in El Salvador was 94.4% 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.4% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- El Salvador ranks 85th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.