Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 78.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 78.6%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 78.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 62.7%, in 2000.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd of 47 groups 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.7% | — |
| 2001 | 64.2% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 65.5% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 66.6% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 67.7% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 68.7% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 69.5% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 70.4% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 71.2% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 71.7% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 72.2% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 72.7% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 73.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 73.8% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 74.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 74.9% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 75.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 75.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 76.3% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 76.7% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 77.2% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 77.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 78.0% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 78.6% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.8% | 62.7% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.5% | 72.2% | 76.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 77.2% | 78.6% | 4 |
More environment data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 105.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 31.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.873 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.7954 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 3.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.742 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3,306 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.09 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 164.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 673.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 78.6% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 78.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.7% in 2000.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.