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
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
More environment data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 77.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 110.71 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 1.65 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 870,411 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1,242 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.14 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 453.71 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.5879 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 222.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
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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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.