Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 61.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in North Macedonia, 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 North Macedonia is 61.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in North Macedonia peaked at 61.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.3%, in 2000.
That places North Macedonia 114th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.3% | — |
| 2001 | 37.0% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 37.5% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 38.2% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 38.9% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 39.6% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 40.4% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 40.8% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 41.8% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 42.7% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 43.6% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 44.9% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 46.1% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 47.8% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 49.0% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 50.6% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 51.8% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 53.3% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 55.1% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 56.6% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 57.9% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 59.7% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 60.6% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 61.8% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.3% | 36.3% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.9% | 43.6% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.0% | 57.9% | 61.8% | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.483 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.22 °C (2025)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -10.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production, annual growth rate -13.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -11.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate -15.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — 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 North Macedonia?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in North Macedonia was 61.8% 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.3% in 2000.
- How does North Macedonia rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- North Macedonia ranks 114th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.