Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Serbia
Serbia: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 70.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Serbia, 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 Serbia stood at 70.9%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Serbia peaked at 70.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.6%, in 2000.
That places Serbia 106th 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 Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.6% | — |
| 2001 | 31.9% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 33.2% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 34.3% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 35.6% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 37.0% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 38.4% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 39.5% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 41.2% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 42.6% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 44.1% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 45.7% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 47.1% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 49.3% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 50.8% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 53.2% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 55.3% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 57.1% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 59.7% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 61.8% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 64.3% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 66.6% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 68.6% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 70.9% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.4% | 30.6% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 44.1% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.6% | 64.3% | 70.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 103 Belize 74.1% compare
- 104 Albania 72.5% compare
- 105 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 71.2% compare
- 106 Kyrgyzstan 70.9% compare
- 106 Uzbekistan 70.9% compare
- 109 South Africa 70.4% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Serbia?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Serbia was 70.9% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6% in 2000.
- How does Serbia rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- Serbia ranks 106th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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.