Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 0.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of is 0.8%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 1.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2020.
That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 169th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9% | — |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 4 |
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More environment data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.16 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Total fisheries production 894,065 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 5.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 13.48 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.5 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 66.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5584 Percentage change (2024)
- Heating Degree Days 6,917 (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0256 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 0.8% 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 169th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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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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.