Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 89.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 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
In 2023, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 89.7%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 89.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 79.9%, in 2000.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 10th 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.9% | — |
| 2001 | 80.6% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 81.4% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 82.1% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 82.8% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 83.4% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 84.1% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 84.7% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 85.2% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 85.8% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 86.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 86.7% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 87.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 87.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 88.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 88.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 88.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 89.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 89.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 89.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 89.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 89.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 89.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.0% | 79.9% | 85.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.0% | 86.2% | 89.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.6% | 89.3% | 89.7% | 4 |
More environment data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 155.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 252.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 7.30 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 1.31 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3,651 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.09 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1,448 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.7665 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 618.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 7.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 89.7% 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.9% in 2000.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.