Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Colombia
Colombia: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 63.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Colombia, 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
Colombia recorded 63.6% for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Colombia peaked at 63.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.3%, in 2000.
Colombia ranks 113th of 189 countries on this measure, 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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.3% | — |
| 2001 | 34.7% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 35.6% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 36.3% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 36.9% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 37.8% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 38.5% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 39.5% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 40.4% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 41.5% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 43.4% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 45.3% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 47.1% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 49.2% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 51.0% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 53.4% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 55.1% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 57.0% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 58.5% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 60.0% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 60.9% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 62.0% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 62.6% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 63.6% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.5% | 34.3% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.0% | 43.4% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.3% | 60.9% | 63.6% | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.267 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Colombia?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Colombia was 63.6% 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.3% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- Colombia ranks 113th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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.