Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 81.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in North Macedonia, 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 North Macedonia stood at 81.3%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in North Macedonia peaked at 81.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 54.5%, in 2000.
North Macedonia ranks 113th 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 North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.5% | — |
| 2001 | 56.1% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 57.5% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 58.8% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 60.2% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 61.4% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 63.3% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 64.6% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 65.5% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 66.9% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 67.9% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 69.3% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 70.7% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 71.7% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 72.7% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 73.6% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 75.0% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 75.9% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 76.5% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 77.6% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 78.9% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 79.6% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 80.5% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 81.3% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.9% | 54.5% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.1% | 67.9% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.1% | 78.9% | 81.3% | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.483 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.22 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate 6.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.0688 m3 per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate -0.1866 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — 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 North Macedonia?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in North Macedonia was 81.3% 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 81.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.5% in 2000.
- How does North Macedonia rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- North Macedonia ranks 113th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.