Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Syrian Arab Republic

Syrian Arab Republic: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 89.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
89.0%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
85th
of 189 countries
All-time high
98.1%
in 2004
All-time low
89.0%
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Syrian Arab Republic, 2000–2023

0204060801002000201120232000: 97.5 % of rural population2001: 97.6 % of rural population2002: 97.8 % of rural population2003: 97.9 % of rural population2004: 98.1 % of rural population2005: 98 % of rural population2006: 97.9 % of rural population2007: 97.8 % of rural population2008: 97.7 % of rural population2009: 97.4 % of rural population2010: 97.2 % of rural population2011: 96.8 % of rural population2012: 96.5 % of rural population2013: 96.1 % of rural population2014: 95.8 % of rural population2015: 95.3 % of rural population2016: 94.8 % of rural population2017: 94.1 % of rural population2018: 93.5 % of rural population2019: 92.8 % of rural population2020: 91.9 % of rural population2021: 91.2 % of rural population2022: 90.1 % of rural population2023: 89 % 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 Syrian Arab Republic stood at 89.0%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 98.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 89.0%, in 2023.

Syrian Arab Republic ranks 85th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year

Annual values for Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population) in Syrian Arab Republic, 2000 to 2023.
Year % of rural population Change
2000 97.5%
2001 97.6% +0.1%
2002 97.8% +0.2%
2003 97.9% +0.1%
2004 98.1% +0.2%
2005 98.0% -0.1%
2006 97.9% -0.1%
2007 97.8% -0.1%
2008 97.7% -0.1%
2009 97.4% -0.3%
2010 97.2% -0.2%
2011 96.8% -0.4%
2012 96.5% -0.4%
2013 96.1% -0.4%
2014 95.8% -0.3%
2015 95.3% -0.5%
2016 94.8% -0.5%
2017 94.1% -0.7%
2018 93.5% -0.6%
2019 92.8% -0.7%
2020 91.9% -1.0%
2021 91.2% -0.8%
2022 90.1% -1.2%
2023 89.0% -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 97.8% 97.4% 98.1% 10
2010s 95.3% 92.8% 97.2% 10
2020s 90.5% 89.0% 91.9% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Syrian Arab Republic?
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Syrian Arab Republic was 89.0% 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 Syrian Arab Republic?
The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 2004.
What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 89.0% in 2023.
How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 85th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Syrian Arab Republic 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.