Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 58.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 58.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 58.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.0%, in 2000.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 25th 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.0% | — |
| 2001 | 42.6% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 44.0% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 45.0% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 46.0% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 46.9% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 47.6% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 48.3% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 48.8% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 49.2% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 49.6% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 50.0% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 50.3% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 50.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 51.1% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 51.8% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 52.5% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 53.2% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 53.9% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 54.7% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 55.5% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 56.4% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 57.2% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 58.2% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.9% | 41.0% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.8% | 49.6% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.8% | 55.5% | 58.2% | 4 |
More environment data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1.56 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), per capita 0.0089 metric tons per person (2024)
- Total fisheries production 7.26 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 4.51 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 2.75 million metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 10.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 10.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 105.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.7954 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.873 Mt CO2e (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 58.2% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 58.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.0% in 2000.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.