Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 10.8% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Bangladesh, 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
The most recent figure for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Bangladesh is 10.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Bangladesh peaked at 10.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2000.
That places Bangladesh 142nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7% | — |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +15.4% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | +13.2% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 2.4% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 8.1% | 10.8% | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.236 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.67 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Bangladesh?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Bangladesh was 10.8% 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- Bangladesh ranks 142nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.