Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Mauritius
Mauritius: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 99.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Mauritius, 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 Mauritius stood at 99.1%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Mauritius peaked at 99.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 92.7%, in 2000.
Mauritius ranks 71st 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 Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 92.7% | — |
| 2001 | 93.7% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 94.4% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 95.0% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 95.6% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 96.0% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 96.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 96.7% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 97.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 98.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.5% | 92.7% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 97.6% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.1% | 4 |
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More environment data for Mauritius
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 9.92 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 9.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 15.12 % 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 0.0295 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 4.81 % 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 Mauritius?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Mauritius was 99.1% 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.7% in 2000.
- How does Mauritius rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Mauritius ranks 71st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.