Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in World
World: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 74.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in World, 2000–2023
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
World recorded 74.4% for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in World peaked at 74.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.9%, in 2000.
That places World 24th 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 World, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.9% | — |
| 2001 | 49.6% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 50.3% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 51.0% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 51.7% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 52.5% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 53.2% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 54.2% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 55.1% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 56.1% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 57.2% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 58.3% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 59.6% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 61.1% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 62.4% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 63.9% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 65.4% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 66.9% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 68.3% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 69.7% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 71.1% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 72.3% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 73.4% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 74.4% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.2% | 48.9% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.3% | 57.2% | 69.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 71.1% | 74.4% | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0131 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 5.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0042 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in World?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in World was 74.4% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 74.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.9% in 2000.
- How does World rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- World ranks 24th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.