Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in India
India: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 65.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in India, 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 India stood at 65.7%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and up 207.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in India peaked at 65.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2000.
That places India 111th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 India, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.6% | — |
| 2001 | 7.2% | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 9.7% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 11.1% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 16.4% | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | +13.4% |
| 2013 | 21.4% | +15.1% |
| 2014 | 24.3% | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | +15.2% |
| 2016 | 32.0% | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 36.4% | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 41.1% | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 46.0% | +11.9% |
| 2020 | 51.0% | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 56.1% | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 60.8% | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 65.7% | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.6% | 6.6% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 14.6% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.4% | 51.0% | 65.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in India?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in India was 65.7% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 65.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2000.
- How does India rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- India ranks 111th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 207.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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.