Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 10.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Nicaragua, 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 Nicaragua stood at 10.4%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Nicaragua peaked at 10.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2000.
That places Nicaragua 143rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.2% | — |
| 2001 | 6.5% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 8.6% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.0% | 6.2% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 7.8% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 9.8% | 10.4% | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2024)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, annual growth rate -84.73 % change on previous year (2023)
- Roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Roundwood — Import value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person (2023)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate 45.58 % change on previous year (2023)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, per capita 0.0026 m3 per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Nicaragua?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Nicaragua was 10.4% 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2000.
- How does Nicaragua rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- Nicaragua ranks 143rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.