Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Thailand
Thailand: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 81.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Thailand, 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 Thailand is 81.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Thailand peaked at 81.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47.5%, in 2000.
Thailand ranks 98th 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 Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.5% | — |
| 2001 | 48.9% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 50.9% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 52.0% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 54.0% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 55.2% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 56.8% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 58.1% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 59.6% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 61.2% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 62.5% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 64.0% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 65.4% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 67.1% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 69.0% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 70.5% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 72.0% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 73.5% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 74.6% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 76.1% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 77.4% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 78.9% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 80.1% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 81.1% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.4% | 47.5% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.5% | 62.5% | 76.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.4% | 77.4% | 81.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 95 Tajikistan 83.8% compare
- 95 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 83.8% compare
- 97 Brazil 83.4% compare
- 99 Dominican Republic 79.6% compare
- 100 Dominica 79.2% compare
- 101 Malaysia 77.9% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Thailand?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Thailand was 81.1% 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 81.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.5% in 2000.
- How does Thailand rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- Thailand ranks 98th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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.