Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Nepal
Nepal: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 42.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Nepal, 2000–2023
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 42.7% for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Nepal peaked at 42.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2000.
Nepal ranks 139th 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.0% | — |
| 2001 | 6.5% | +30.0% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | +23.1% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | +21.2% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | +17.5% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 21.7% | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 23.5% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 25.1% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 26.8% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 28.4% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 30.1% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 31.8% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 33.4% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 35.1% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 36.6% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 38.3% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 39.9% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 41.1% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 42.7% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.4% | 5.0% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 21.7% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.5% | 38.3% | 42.7% | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -10.77 % 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 0.0027 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -19.82 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Nepal?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Nepal was 42.7% 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 42.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2000.
- How does Nepal rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Nepal ranks 139th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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.