Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Mauritius
Mauritius: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 99.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Mauritius, 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
Mauritius recorded 99.1% 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 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Mauritius peaked at 99.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 90.2%, in 2000.
That places Mauritius 68th out of 189 countries 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 Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90.2% | — |
| 2001 | 91.5% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 92.4% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 93.2% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 94.0% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 94.6% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 95.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 95.7% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 96.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 96.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 97.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 97.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.9% | 90.2% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 96.8% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 98.8% | 99.1% | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Mauritius?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Mauritius was 99.1% 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.2% in 2000.
- How does Mauritius rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- Mauritius ranks 68th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.