Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 59.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Nicaragua, 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 Nicaragua is 59.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Nicaragua peaked at 59.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.9%, in 2000.
Nicaragua ranks 123rd 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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.9% | — |
| 2001 | 34.9% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 36.2% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 37.2% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 38.1% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 39.2% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 40.0% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 41.1% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 42.1% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 43.2% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 44.6% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 45.7% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 47.0% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 48.3% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 49.7% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 51.1% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 52.3% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 53.6% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 54.6% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 55.8% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 56.8% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 57.7% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 58.6% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 59.6% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.6% | 33.9% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.3% | 44.6% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.2% | 56.8% | 59.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 120 Botswana 66.4% compare
- 121 Marshall Islands 64.8% compare
- 122 Montenegro 61.4% compare
- 124 Philippines 59.5% compare
- 125 Cambodia 58.0% compare
- 126 Mongolia 55.8% compare
More environment data for Nicaragua
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2024)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0028 m3 per person (2023)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate 37.87 % change on previous year (2023)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Nicaragua?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Nicaragua was 59.6% 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 59.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.9% in 2000.
- How does Nicaragua rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Nicaragua ranks 123rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.