Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 65.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Latin America & Caribbean, 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 Latin America & Caribbean stood at 65.1%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 65.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 2000.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 19th of 47 groups 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 Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.0% | — |
| 2001 | 45.0% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 46.1% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 47.1% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 48.1% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 48.8% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 49.7% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 50.5% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 51.3% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 52.0% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 53.8% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 54.8% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 55.7% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 56.6% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 57.7% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 58.7% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 59.7% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 60.7% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 61.6% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 62.5% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 63.5% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 64.3% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 65.1% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.3% | 44.0% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.2% | 53.0% | 61.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.9% | 62.5% | 65.1% | 4 |
More environment data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 278.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 161.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 18.70 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 4.46 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1,772 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.68 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 392.53 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.3021 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 612.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 8.37 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Latin America & Caribbean was 65.1% 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 Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 65.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 2000.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.