Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Cambodia
Cambodia: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 49.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Cambodia, 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 Cambodia is 49.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.7% on the previous year and up 658.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Cambodia peaked at 49.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2000.
That places Cambodia 118th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +30.0% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +15.4% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +18.7% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | +19.4% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | +23.3% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | +22.6% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | +23.8% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | +21.7% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | +26.5% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | +24.2% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | +24.0% |
| 2019 | 23.8% | +24.6% |
| 2020 | 29.3% | +23.1% |
| 2021 | 35.5% | +21.0% |
| 2022 | 41.9% | +18.2% |
| 2023 | 49.3% | +17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 0.9% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 3.7% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.0% | 29.3% | 49.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Cambodia?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Cambodia was 49.3% 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2000.
- How does Cambodia rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- Cambodia ranks 118th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 658.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.