Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 2.9% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 2.9%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 163.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 2.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2002.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 156th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +15.0% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 153 Cameroon 5.4% compare
- 154 Congo 4.9% compare
- 155 Burkina Faso 3.5% compare
- 157 Equatorial Guinea 2.7% compare
- 158 Tanzania, United Republic of 2.5% compare
- 159 Zambia 2.3% compare
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- Aquaculture production 153,504 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.1027 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 2.9% 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2002.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 156th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 163.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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.