Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Pakistan
Pakistan: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 33.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Pakistan, 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
Pakistan recorded 33.1% for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 133.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Pakistan peaked at 33.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2000.
That places Pakistan 126th 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.3% | — |
| 2001 | 4.8% | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 11.9% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 18.7% | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 24.1% | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 26.3% | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 28.6% | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 30.7% | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 33.1% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 4.3% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 11.0% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 26.3% | 33.1% | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.373 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0.2393 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production, annual growth rate 0.2615 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0.2613 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % 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 Pakistan?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Pakistan was 33.1% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 33.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2000.
- How does Pakistan rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- Pakistan ranks 126th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.