Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Late-demographic dividend

Late-demographic dividend: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 79.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
79.9%
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
12th
of 47 groups
All-time high
79.9%
in 2023
All-time low
29.4%
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Late-demographic dividend, 2000–2023

0204060802000201120232000: 29.4 % of rural population2001: 29.9 % of rural population2002: 30.8 % of rural population2003: 31.7 % of rural population2004: 32.8 % of rural population2005: 34 % of rural population2006: 35.3 % of rural population2007: 36.7 % of rural population2008: 38.7 % of rural population2009: 40.7 % of rural population2010: 43.1 % of rural population2011: 46 % of rural population2012: 48.8 % of rural population2013: 52 % of rural population2014: 55.6 % of rural population2015: 58.9 % of rural population2016: 62.4 % of rural population2017: 65.5 % of rural population2018: 68.4 % of rural population2019: 71.3 % of rural population2020: 73.7 % of rural population2021: 76.1 % of rural population2022: 78.2 % of rural population2023: 79.9 % of rural population

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

Late-demographic dividend recorded 79.9% 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 2.3% on the previous year and up 53.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 79.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.4%, in 2000.

Late-demographic dividend ranks 12th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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 Late-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population) in Late-demographic dividend, 2000 to 2023.
Year % of rural population Change
2000 29.4%
2001 29.9% +1.8%
2002 30.8% +3.0%
2003 31.7% +2.7%
2004 32.8% +3.7%
2005 34.0% +3.5%
2006 35.3% +3.9%
2007 36.7% +4.1%
2008 38.7% +5.3%
2009 40.7% +5.2%
2010 43.1% +6.0%
2011 46.0% +6.6%
2012 48.8% +6.2%
2013 52.0% +6.6%
2014 55.6% +6.7%
2015 58.9% +6.0%
2016 62.4% +5.9%
2017 65.5% +5.0%
2018 68.4% +4.3%
2019 71.3% +4.3%
2020 73.7% +3.3%
2021 76.1% +3.3%
2022 78.2% +2.7%
2023 79.9% +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 34.0% 29.4% 40.7% 10
2010s 57.2% 43.1% 71.3% 10
2020s 77.0% 73.7% 79.9% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Late-demographic dividend?
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Late-demographic dividend was 79.9% 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 Late-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 79.9% in 2023.
What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 29.4% in 2000.
How does Late-demographic dividend rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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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Indicator
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural population
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)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 5,664 data points, 2000–2023
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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.