Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Nepal
Nepal: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 25.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Nepal, 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
Nepal recorded 25.7% for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 105.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Nepal peaked at 25.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2000.
That places Nepal 131st 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.6% | — |
| 2001 | 3.1% | +19.2% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +25.8% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | +17.9% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 13.4% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 18.1% | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 22.3% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 24.1% | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 25.7% | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 2.6% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 9.9% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 20.9% | 25.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Nepal?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Nepal was 25.7% 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2000.
- How does Nepal rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- Nepal ranks 131st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal 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.