Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Iraq
Iraq: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 99.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Iraq, 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 Iraq stood at 99.4%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Iraq peaked at 99.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 46.9%, in 2000.
Iraq ranks 66th 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 Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.9% | — |
| 2001 | 52.8% | +12.6% |
| 2002 | 59.0% | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 64.5% | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 70.0% | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 75.0% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 79.1% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 82.6% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 85.8% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 88.5% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 90.5% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 92.2% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 93.8% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 96.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 97.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 97.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 98.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 98.9% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.4% | 46.9% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 90.5% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 98.9% | 99.4% | 4 |
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More environment data for Iraq
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -38.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -26.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.549 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.99 °C (2025)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Iraq?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Iraq was 99.4% 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.9% in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- Iraq ranks 66th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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.