Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 0.8% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 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
Congo, Democratic Republic of the recorded 0.8% 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 14.3% on the previous year and up 300.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 0.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Congo, Democratic Republic of the 169th 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.1% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | — |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +25.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- 166 Eritrea 1.0% compare
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- 169 Uganda 0.8% compare
- 172 Madagascar 0.5% compare
- 172 Malawi 0.5% compare
- 172 Mali 0.5% compare
- 172 Marshall Islands 0.5% compare
- 172 Niger 0.5% compare
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More environment data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Heating Degree Days 5.23 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 4,768 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 271,765 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 265,975 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 5,790 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.4887 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0554 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0044 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 7.48 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 3.59 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 0.8% 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 169th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is up 300.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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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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.