Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Myanmar
Myanmar: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 38.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Myanmar, 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
In 2023, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Myanmar stood at 38.4%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 15.7% on the previous year and up 624.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Myanmar peaked at 38.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
That places Myanmar 123rd 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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +40.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +30.0% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +23.1% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +30.0% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | +26.9% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | +27.3% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | +26.2% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | +26.4% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | +25.4% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | +26.2% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | +25.5% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | +22.6% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | +20.9% |
| 2020 | 24.1% | +22.3% |
| 2021 | 28.4% | +17.8% |
| 2022 | 33.2% | +16.9% |
| 2023 | 38.4% | +15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 2.6% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 24.1% | 38.4% | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.016 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.9805 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0.0306 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate -75.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Myanmar?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Myanmar was 38.4% 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 38.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- Myanmar ranks 123rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 624.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.