Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 87.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Afghanistan, 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 urban population.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 87.0% for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Afghanistan peaked at 87.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 2000.
Afghanistan ranks 123rd 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, urban in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.8% | — |
| 2001 | 33.4% | +16.0% |
| 2002 | 37.7% | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 42.3% | +12.2% |
| 2004 | 46.4% | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 50.9% | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 55.2% | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 59.2% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 63.0% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 66.4% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 69.0% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 71.9% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 74.3% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 76.0% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 77.7% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 79.4% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 80.6% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 81.9% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 83.9% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 84.9% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 85.4% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 86.3% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 87.0% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.3% | 28.8% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.8% | 69.0% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.9% | 84.9% | 87.0% | 4 |
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More environment data for Afghanistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -17.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.547 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.96 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Import value, annual growth rate 88.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate -93.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Afghanistan?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Afghanistan was 87.0% 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, urban recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- Afghanistan ranks 123rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban is the proportion of urban population primarily using clean cooking fuels and technologies for cooking. Under WHO guidelines, kerosene is excluded from clean cooking fuels.