Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 20.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Afghanistan, 2000–2023
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 20.4% for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 131.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Afghanistan peaked at 20.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2000.
That places Afghanistan 134th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9% | — |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +33.3% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +23.8% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +19.2% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | +19.4% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | +18.9% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | +16.9% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 11.1% | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 16.8% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 19.2% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 20.4% | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 0.9% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 5.9% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 16.8% | 20.4% | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.547 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.96 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Afghanistan?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Afghanistan was 20.4% in 2023, according to Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO).
- What is the highest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- Afghanistan ranks 134th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO), published as part of Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural is the proportion of rural population primarily using clean cooking fuels and technologies for cooking. Under WHO guidelines, kerosene is excluded from clean cooking fuels.