Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 26.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka is 26.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 59.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Sri Lanka peaked at 26.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2000.
Sri Lanka ranks 130th of 189 countries on this measure, 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.1% | — |
| 2001 | 10.7% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 11.2% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 11.9% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 19.1% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 21.2% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 22.2% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 24.3% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 25.3% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 26.2% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.3% | 10.1% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 14.3% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 23.3% | 26.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.207 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Sri Lanka?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Sri Lanka was 26.2% 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2000.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- Sri Lanka ranks 130th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.