Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in OECD members

OECD members: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 93.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
93.8%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
9th
of 47 groups
All-time high
93.8%
in 2023
All-time low
91.2%
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in OECD members, 2000–2023

0204060801002000201120232000: 91.2 % of rural population2001: 91.4 % of rural population2002: 91.5 % of rural population2003: 91.6 % of rural population2004: 91.7 % of rural population2005: 91.7 % of rural population2006: 91.7 % of rural population2007: 91.7 % of rural population2008: 91.6 % of rural population2009: 91.6 % of rural population2010: 91.7 % of rural population2011: 91.7 % of rural population2012: 91.9 % of rural population2013: 92 % of rural population2014: 92.2 % of rural population2015: 92.5 % of rural population2016: 92.6 % of rural population2017: 92.8 % of rural population2018: 93 % of rural population2019: 93.2 % of rural population2020: 93.3 % of rural population2021: 93.5 % of rural population2022: 93.6 % of rural population2023: 93.8 % of rural population

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 OECD members stood at 93.8%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in OECD members peaked at 93.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 91.2%, in 2000.

OECD members ranks 9th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in OECD members, year by year

Annual values for Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population) in OECD members, 2000 to 2023.
Year % of rural population Change
2000 91.2%
2001 91.4% +0.2%
2002 91.5% +0.2%
2003 91.6% +0.1%
2004 91.7% +0.0%
2005 91.7% +0.0%
2006 91.7% -0.0%
2007 91.7% -0.0%
2008 91.6% -0.0%
2009 91.6% -0.0%
2010 91.7% +0.0%
2011 91.7% +0.1%
2012 91.9% +0.1%
2013 92.0% +0.2%
2014 92.2% +0.2%
2015 92.5% +0.3%
2016 92.6% +0.2%
2017 92.8% +0.2%
2018 93.0% +0.2%
2019 93.2% +0.2%
2020 93.3% +0.2%
2021 93.5% +0.2%
2022 93.6% +0.2%
2023 93.8% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 91.6% 91.2% 91.7% 10
2010s 92.4% 91.7% 93.2% 10
2020s 93.6% 93.3% 93.8% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in OECD members?
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in OECD members was 93.8% 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 OECD members?
The highest recorded value was 93.8% in 2023.
What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in OECD members?
The lowest recorded value was 91.2% in 2000.
How does OECD members rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
OECD members ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in OECD members?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this OECD members 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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Indicator
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural population
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)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 5,664 data points, 2000–2023
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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.