Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 81.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
81.6%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
11th
of 47 groups
All-time high
81.6%
in 2023
All-time low
65.6%
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 2000–2023

0204060802000201120232000: 65.6 % of rural population2001: 66.8 % of rural population2002: 68.2 % of rural population2003: 69.4 % of rural population2004: 70.6 % of rural population2005: 71.7 % of rural population2006: 72.8 % of rural population2007: 73.7 % of rural population2008: 74.6 % of rural population2009: 75.6 % of rural population2010: 76.3 % of rural population2011: 77.2 % of rural population2012: 77.7 % of rural population2013: 78.3 % of rural population2014: 78.5 % of rural population2015: 79 % of rural population2016: 79.5 % of rural population2017: 80 % of rural population2018: 80.4 % of rural population2019: 80.7 % of rural population2020: 80.9 % of rural population2021: 81.3 % of rural population2022: 81.6 % of rural population2023: 81.6 % 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

The most recent figure for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 81.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 81.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 65.6%, in 2000.

That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 2000 to 2023.
Year % of rural population Change
2000 65.6%
2001 66.8% +1.9%
2002 68.2% +2.0%
2003 69.4% +1.8%
2004 70.6% +1.7%
2005 71.7% +1.5%
2006 72.8% +1.6%
2007 73.7% +1.3%
2008 74.6% +1.2%
2009 75.6% +1.3%
2010 76.3% +1.0%
2011 77.2% +1.1%
2012 77.7% +0.6%
2013 78.3% +0.7%
2014 78.5% +0.3%
2015 79.0% +0.6%
2016 79.5% +0.6%
2017 80.0% +0.7%
2018 80.4% +0.5%
2019 80.7% +0.4%
2020 80.9% +0.3%
2021 81.3% +0.4%
2022 81.6% +0.4%
2023 81.6% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 70.9% 65.6% 75.6% 10
2010s 78.8% 76.3% 80.7% 10
2020s 81.3% 80.9% 81.6% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 81.6% 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 81.6% in 2023.
What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 65.6% in 2000.
How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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
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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.