Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 35.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Sri Lanka, 2000–2023
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 35.4% 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 3.5% on the previous year and up 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Sri Lanka peaked at 35.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2000.
That places Sri Lanka 144th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.4% | — |
| 2001 | 17.3% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 17.8% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 18.5% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 18.9% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 19.5% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 19.9% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 20.2% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 20.5% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 21.1% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 22.7% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 23.4% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 24.2% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 25.4% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 26.3% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 27.4% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 30.0% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 31.0% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 32.1% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 33.2% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 34.2% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 35.4% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.0% | 16.4% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 22.0% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.7% | 32.1% | 35.4% | 4 |
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- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Sri Lanka?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Sri Lanka was 35.4% 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 35.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2000.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Sri Lanka ranks 144th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.