Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Jamaica
Jamaica: 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 Jamaica, 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
Jamaica recorded 89.7% for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Jamaica peaked at 89.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 51.5%, in 2000.
That places Jamaica 84th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.5% | — |
| 2001 | 54.5% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 57.8% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 60.1% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 62.9% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 64.9% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 67.2% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 69.3% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 71.4% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 73.3% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 74.7% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 76.8% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 78.4% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 79.7% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 81.1% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 82.4% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 83.7% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 84.7% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 85.9% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 86.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 87.6% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 88.3% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 88.9% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 89.7% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.3% | 51.5% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.4% | 74.7% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 87.6% | 89.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 81 Cuba 90.9% compare
- 81 Kazakhstan 90.9% compare
- 83 Costa Rica 90.3% compare
- 85 Syrian Arab Republic 89.0% compare
- 86 Tonga 88.7% compare
- 87 El Salvador 87.7% compare
More environment data for Jamaica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per capita 0.0062 m3 per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per capita 0.0024 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate -98.73 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Jamaica?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Jamaica 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.5% in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- Jamaica ranks 84th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.