Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 64.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
64.6%
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
20th
of 47 groups
All-time high
64.6%
in 2023
All-time low
44.3%
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 2000–2023

02040602000201120232000: 44.3 % of rural population2001: 45.2 % of rural population2002: 46.3 % of rural population2003: 47.1 % of rural population2004: 47.9 % of rural population2005: 48.6 % of rural population2006: 49.3 % of rural population2007: 50.1 % of rural population2008: 50.8 % of rural population2009: 51.5 % of rural population2010: 52.4 % of rural population2011: 53.3 % of rural population2012: 54.2 % of rural population2013: 55.1 % of rural population2014: 56 % of rural population2015: 57.1 % of rural population2016: 58.1 % of rural population2017: 59.1 % of rural population2018: 60.1 % of rural population2019: 61 % of rural population2020: 61.9 % of rural population2021: 62.9 % of rural population2022: 63.8 % of rural population2023: 64.6 % 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

The most recent figure for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 64.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 64.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.3%, in 2000.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 2000 to 2023.
Year % of rural population Change
2000 44.3%
2001 45.2% +2.0%
2002 46.3% +2.3%
2003 47.1% +1.8%
2004 47.9% +1.8%
2005 48.6% +1.3%
2006 49.3% +1.6%
2007 50.1% +1.5%
2008 50.8% +1.5%
2009 51.5% +1.3%
2010 52.4% +1.8%
2011 53.3% +1.6%
2012 54.2% +1.8%
2013 55.1% +1.6%
2014 56.0% +1.7%
2015 57.1% +1.9%
2016 58.1% +1.7%
2017 59.1% +1.7%
2018 60.1% +1.6%
2019 61.0% +1.6%
2020 61.9% +1.5%
2021 62.9% +1.6%
2022 63.8% +1.3%
2023 64.6% +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 48.1% 44.3% 51.5% 10
2010s 56.6% 52.4% 61.0% 10
2020s 63.3% 61.9% 64.6% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 64.6% 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 64.6% in 2023.
What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 44.3% in 2000.
How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.