Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Mexico

Mexico: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 60.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
60.3%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
115th
of 189 countries
All-time high
60.3%
in 2023
All-time low
46.8%
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Mexico, 2000–2023

02040602000201120232000: 46.8 % of rural population2001: 48.2 % of rural population2002: 49.6 % of rural population2003: 50.6 % of rural population2004: 51.3 % of rural population2005: 51.5 % of rural population2006: 51.7 % of rural population2007: 51.7 % of rural population2008: 51.7 % of rural population2009: 51.5 % of rural population2010: 51.4 % of rural population2011: 51.4 % of rural population2012: 51.8 % of rural population2013: 52 % of rural population2014: 52.4 % of rural population2015: 53 % of rural population2016: 53.6 % of rural population2017: 54.4 % of rural population2018: 55.3 % of rural population2019: 56.2 % of rural population2020: 57.2 % of rural population2021: 58.4 % of rural population2022: 59.4 % of rural population2023: 60.3 % 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

In 2023, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Mexico stood at 60.3%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Mexico peaked at 60.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 46.8%, in 2000.

Mexico ranks 115th of 189 countries 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 Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population) in Mexico, 2000 to 2023.
Year % of rural population Change
2000 46.8%
2001 48.2% +3.0%
2002 49.6% +2.9%
2003 50.6% +2.0%
2004 51.3% +1.4%
2005 51.5% +0.4%
2006 51.7% +0.4%
2007 51.7% +0.0%
2008 51.7% +0.0%
2009 51.5% -0.4%
2010 51.4% -0.2%
2011 51.4% +0.0%
2012 51.8% +0.8%
2013 52.0% +0.4%
2014 52.4% +0.8%
2015 53.0% +1.1%
2016 53.6% +1.1%
2017 54.4% +1.5%
2018 55.3% +1.7%
2019 56.2% +1.6%
2020 57.2% +1.8%
2021 58.4% +2.1%
2022 59.4% +1.7%
2023 60.3% +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 50.5% 46.8% 51.7% 10
2010s 53.1% 51.4% 56.2% 10
2020s 58.8% 57.2% 60.3% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Mexico?
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Mexico was 60.3% 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 Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 60.3% in 2023.
What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 46.8% in 2000.
How does Mexico rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
Mexico ranks 115th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico 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.