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
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in OECD members, 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 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
More environment data for OECD members
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 447.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 634.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 31.81 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 9.33 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11,060 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 7.92 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 3,400 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1945 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 3,435 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 39.37 Mt CO2e (2024)
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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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.