Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in China
China: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 77.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in China, 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 China stood at 77.4%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 80.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in China peaked at 77.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 2000.
That places China 102nd 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 China, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.9% | — |
| 2001 | 21.2% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 21.9% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 22.5% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 23.5% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 24.5% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 25.7% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 27.0% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 29.0% | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 31.0% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 33.6% | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 36.4% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 39.4% | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 42.9% | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 46.8% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 50.5% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 54.6% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 58.3% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 61.8% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 65.6% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 68.7% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 72.0% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 74.9% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 77.4% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.7% | 20.9% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.0% | 33.6% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.2% | 68.7% | 77.4% | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0.0431 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate -5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in China?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in China was 77.4% 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 77.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 2000.
- How does China rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- China ranks 102nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.