Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in South Asia
South Asia: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 70.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in South Asia, 2000–2023
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
South Asia recorded 70.6% for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 80.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in South Asia peaked at 70.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 2000.
South Asia ranks 28th 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 South Asia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.6% | — |
| 2001 | 21.6% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 22.7% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 23.9% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 24.9% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 25.9% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 26.8% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 28.1% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 29.3% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 30.9% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 32.2% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 34.1% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 36.2% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 39.1% | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 41.4% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 44.7% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 47.8% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 51.0% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 54.4% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 57.8% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 61.3% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 64.6% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 67.6% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 70.6% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.5% | 20.6% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 32.2% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.0% | 61.3% | 70.6% | 4 |
More environment data for South Asia
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 222.93 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 277.09 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 24.11 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 15.23 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3,321 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.98 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1,577 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.8499 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 374.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 8.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in South Asia?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in South Asia was 70.6% 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 South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 70.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 2000.
- How does South Asia rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- South Asia ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia 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.