Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Armenia
Armenia: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 97.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Armenia, 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
In 2023, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Armenia stood at 97.3%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Armenia peaked at 97.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 55.5%, in 2000.
That places Armenia 76th out of 189 countries 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 Armenia, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.5% | — |
| 2001 | 61.0% | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 66.5% | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 71.2% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 75.5% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 79.4% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 82.5% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 85.2% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 87.6% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 89.2% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 90.6% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 91.8% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 92.9% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 93.6% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 94.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 94.9% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 95.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 96.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 96.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.4% | 55.5% | 89.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 90.6% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.1% | 96.7% | 97.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 73 Argentina 98.2% compare
- 74 Azerbaijan 97.8% compare
- 74 Morocco 97.8% compare
- 77 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 94.0% compare
- 78 Iran, Islamic Republic of 93.3% compare
- 79 Suriname 92.9% compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.56 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.764 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.74 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per capita 0.0003 m3 per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per capita 0.0001 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Armenia?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Armenia was 97.3% 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 Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.5% in 2000.
- How does Armenia rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- Armenia ranks 76th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia 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.