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
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Mongolia, 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 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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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.