Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in India
India: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 76.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in India, 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 India stood at 76.7%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 80.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in India peaked at 76.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 2000.
India ranks 117th 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 India, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.7% | — |
| 2001 | 23.8% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 24.9% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 26.2% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 27.3% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 28.3% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 29.3% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 30.7% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 31.9% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 33.6% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 35.0% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 37.0% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 39.3% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 42.4% | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 44.8% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 48.4% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 51.8% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 55.3% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 59.0% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 62.7% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 66.5% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 70.2% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 73.4% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 76.7% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.9% | 22.7% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.6% | 35.0% | 62.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.7% | 66.5% | 76.7% | 4 |
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- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in India?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in India was 76.7% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 76.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 2000.
- How does India rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- India ranks 117th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.