Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 88.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Upper middle income, 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 Upper middle income is 88.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Upper middle income peaked at 88.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50.1%, in 2000.
That places Upper middle income 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.1% | — |
| 2001 | 51.4% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 52.6% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 53.9% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 55.3% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 56.8% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 58.4% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 60.2% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 61.9% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 63.8% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 65.9% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 68.0% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 70.2% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 72.4% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 74.7% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 76.8% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 78.8% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 80.7% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 82.5% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 84.1% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 85.6% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 86.8% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 87.9% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 88.9% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.4% | 50.1% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.4% | 65.9% | 84.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 85.6% | 88.9% | 4 |
More environment data for Upper middle income
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 695.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 1,926 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 154.70 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 111.39 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 19,522 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.38 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 8,800 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.6498 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2,365 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 43.54 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Upper middle income?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Upper middle income was 88.9% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 88.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.1% in 2000.
- How does Upper middle income rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Upper middle income ranks 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.