Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Arab World

Arab World: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 77.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
77.8%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
13th
of 47 groups
All-time high
77.8%
in 2023
All-time low
59.3%
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Arab World, 2000–2023

0204060802000201120232000: 59.3 % of rural population2001: 62 % of rural population2002: 64.5 % of rural population2003: 66.5 % of rural population2004: 68.2 % of rural population2005: 69.7 % of rural population2006: 70.9 % of rural population2007: 71.9 % of rural population2008: 72.7 % of rural population2009: 73.4 % of rural population2010: 74 % of rural population2011: 74.6 % of rural population2012: 75.1 % of rural population2013: 75.3 % of rural population2014: 75.6 % of rural population2015: 76 % of rural population2016: 76.4 % of rural population2017: 76.7 % of rural population2018: 77 % of rural population2019: 77.2 % of rural population2020: 77.4 % of rural population2021: 77.5 % of rural population2022: 77.7 % of rural population2023: 77.8 % of rural population

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

In 2023, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Arab World stood at 77.8%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Arab World peaked at 77.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 59.3%, in 2000.

That places Arab World 13th out of 47 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, rural in Arab World, year by year

Annual values for Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population) in Arab World, 2000 to 2023.
Year % of rural population Change
2000 59.3%
2001 62.0% +4.6%
2002 64.5% +4.0%
2003 66.5% +3.1%
2004 68.2% +2.6%
2005 69.7% +2.1%
2006 70.9% +1.8%
2007 71.9% +1.4%
2008 72.7% +1.2%
2009 73.4% +0.9%
2010 74.0% +0.8%
2011 74.6% +0.9%
2012 75.1% +0.6%
2013 75.3% +0.3%
2014 75.6% +0.4%
2015 76.0% +0.4%
2016 76.4% +0.5%
2017 76.7% +0.4%
2018 77.0% +0.4%
2019 77.2% +0.3%
2020 77.4% +0.2%
2021 77.5% +0.2%
2022 77.7% +0.2%
2023 77.8% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 67.9% 59.3% 73.4% 10
2010s 75.8% 74.0% 77.2% 10
2020s 77.6% 77.4% 77.8% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Arab World?
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Arab World was 77.8% 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 Arab World?
The highest recorded value was 77.8% in 2023.
What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Arab World?
The lowest recorded value was 59.3% in 2000.
How does Arab World rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
Arab World ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Arab World?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Arab World 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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Indicator
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural population
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)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 5,664 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

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.