Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 10.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 10.9%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 33.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2023.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 141st of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.0% | — |
| 2001 | 31.9% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 30.4% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 29.1% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 27.8% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 26.4% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 25.5% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 23.9% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 22.8% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 21.7% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 20.7% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 19.8% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 17.1% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 11.5% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 10.9% | -4.8% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 10.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.1%, 14% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 10.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 100.0%, 11% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.3% | 21.7% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 13.5% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 10.9% | 13.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More environment data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.72 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.509 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.09 °C (2025)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 49.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 4,567 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0.0014 units per person (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value -5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 10.9% 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2023.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 141st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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.