Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 51.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Low & middle income, 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 Low & middle income is 51.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 77.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Low & middle income peaked at 51.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2000.
That places Low & middle income 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.3% | — |
| 2001 | 16.8% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 17.4% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 18.7% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 20.0% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 20.8% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 21.8% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 24.3% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 25.7% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 27.3% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 29.2% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 31.2% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 33.4% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 35.8% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 38.2% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 40.5% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 42.9% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 45.3% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 47.6% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 49.8% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 51.9% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.2% | 16.3% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.9% | 24.3% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.6% | 45.3% | 51.9% | 4 |
More environment data for Low & middle income
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 1,273 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 2,370 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 198.22 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 132.05 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 24,380 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.64 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 10,776 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.6547 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 3,166 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 57.65 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Low & middle income?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Low & middle income was 51.9% 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 51.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2000.
- How does Low & middle income rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- Low & middle income ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.