Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Albania
Albania: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 72.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Albania, 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
Albania recorded 72.5% for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Albania peaked at 72.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2000.
Albania ranks 104th of 189 countries 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, rural in Albania, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.1% | — |
| 2001 | 19.2% | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 21.1% | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 24.1% | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 26.5% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 29.2% | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 32.3% | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 35.4% | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 38.6% | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 41.6% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 44.2% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 47.2% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 50.1% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 52.5% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 55.1% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 57.3% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 59.7% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 61.7% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 63.4% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 65.7% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 67.4% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 69.1% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 70.8% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 72.5% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.5% | 17.1% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.7% | 44.2% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.0% | 67.4% | 72.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 101 Malaysia 77.9% compare
- 102 China 77.4% compare
- 103 Belize 74.1% compare
- 105 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 71.2% compare
- 106 Kyrgyzstan 70.9% compare
- 106 Serbia 70.9% compare
- 106 Uzbekistan 70.9% compare
More environment data for Albania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.6356 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8208 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.434 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 5.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production, annual growth rate 10.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 9.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate -4.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Albania?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Albania was 72.5% 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 Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 72.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2000.
- How does Albania rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- Albania ranks 104th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania 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.