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

Mongolia: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 19.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
19.0%
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
136th
of 189 countries
All-time high
19.0%
in 2023
All-time low
2.2%
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

051015202000201120232000: 2.2 % of rural population2001: 2.4 % of rural population2002: 2.8 % of rural population2003: 3 % of rural population2004: 3.4 % of rural population2005: 4 % of rural population2006: 4.4 % of rural population2007: 4.9 % of rural population2008: 5.5 % of rural population2009: 6.2 % of rural population2010: 6.9 % of rural population2011: 7.7 % of rural population2012: 8.6 % of rural population2013: 9.2 % of rural population2014: 10.2 % of rural population2015: 11.1 % of rural population2016: 11.9 % of rural population2017: 12.9 % of rural population2018: 13.9 % of rural population2019: 14.8 % of rural population2020: 15.7 % of rural population2021: 16.9 % of rural population2022: 17.9 % of rural population2023: 19 % 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

The most recent figure for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Mongolia is 19.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 106.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Mongolia peaked at 19.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2000.

That places Mongolia 136th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Mongolia, year by year

Annual values for Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population) in Mongolia, 2000 to 2023.
Year % of rural population Change
2000 2.2%
2001 2.4% +9.1%
2002 2.8% +16.7%
2003 3.0% +7.1%
2004 3.4% +13.3%
2005 4.0% +17.6%
2006 4.4% +10.0%
2007 4.9% +11.4%
2008 5.5% +12.2%
2009 6.2% +12.7%
2010 6.9% +11.3%
2011 7.7% +11.6%
2012 8.6% +11.7%
2013 9.2% +7.0%
2014 10.2% +10.9%
2015 11.1% +8.8%
2016 11.9% +7.2%
2017 12.9% +8.4%
2018 13.9% +7.8%
2019 14.8% +6.5%
2020 15.7% +6.1%
2021 16.9% +7.6%
2022 17.9% +5.9%
2023 19.0% +6.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.9% 2.2% 6.2% 10
2010s 10.7% 6.9% 14.8% 10
2020s 17.4% 15.7% 19.0% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Mongolia?
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Mongolia was 19.0% 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 Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 2023.
What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2000.
How does Mongolia rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
Mongolia ranks 136th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is up 106.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mongolia 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.