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
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
More environment data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 276.27 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 160.89 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 18.65 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 4.44 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1,732 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) 368.04 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.3062 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 607.98 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 8.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
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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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.