Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 89.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 89.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 89.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 80.5%, in 2000.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 14th out of 47 groups 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.5% | — |
| 2001 | 81.3% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 81.9% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 82.6% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 83.0% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 83.6% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 84.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 84.8% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 85.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 85.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 85.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 86.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 86.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 86.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 87.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 87.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 87.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 88.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 88.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 88.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 88.8% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 88.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 89.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.1% | 80.5% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.0% | 85.5% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.8% | 88.6% | 89.1% | 4 |
More environment data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 276.27 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 160.89 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 18.65 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 4.44 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1,732 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.68 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 368.04 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.3062 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 607.98 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 8.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 89.1% 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 89.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.5% in 2000.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.