Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Egypt

Egypt: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 99.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
99.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
62nd
of 189 countries
All-time high
99.9%
in 2014
All-time low
71.8%
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Egypt, 2000–2023

0204060801002000201120232000: 71.8 % of rural population2001: 78.2 % of rural population2002: 83.8 % of rural population2003: 88 % of rural population2004: 91.3 % of rural population2005: 93.8 % of rural population2006: 95.7 % of rural population2007: 97 % of rural population2008: 98 % of rural population2009: 98.7 % of rural population2010: 99.2 % of rural population2011: 99.5 % of rural population2012: 99.7 % of rural population2013: 99.8 % of rural population2014: 99.9 % of rural population2015: 99.9 % of rural population2016: 99.9 % of rural population2017: 99.9 % of rural population2018: 99.9 % of rural population2019: 99.9 % of rural population2020: 99.9 % of rural population2021: 99.9 % of rural population2022: 99.9 % of rural population2023: 99.9 % of rural population

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

Egypt recorded 99.9% for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Egypt peaked at 99.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 71.8%, in 2000.

Egypt ranks 62nd 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 Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population) in Egypt, 2000 to 2023.
Year % of rural population Change
2000 71.8%
2001 78.2% +8.9%
2002 83.8% +7.2%
2003 88.0% +5.0%
2004 91.3% +3.7%
2005 93.8% +2.7%
2006 95.7% +2.0%
2007 97.0% +1.4%
2008 98.0% +1.0%
2009 98.7% +0.7%
2010 99.2% +0.5%
2011 99.5% +0.3%
2012 99.7% +0.2%
2013 99.8% +0.1%
2014 99.9% +0.1%
2015 99.9% +0.0%
2016 99.9% +0.0%
2017 99.9% +0.0%
2018 99.9% +0.0%
2019 99.9% +0.0%
2020 99.9% +0.0%
2021 99.9% +0.0%
2022 99.9% +0.0%
2023 99.9% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 89.6% 71.8% 98.7% 10
2010s 99.8% 99.2% 99.9% 10
2020s 99.9% 99.9% 99.9% 4

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  1. 62 Turkmenistan 99.9% compare
  2. 64 Maldives 99.8% compare
  3. 64 Tunisia 99.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Egypt?
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Egypt was 99.9% 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 Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2014.
What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 71.8% in 2000.
How does Egypt rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
Egypt ranks 62nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt 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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Indicator
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural population
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)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 5,664 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

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.