Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Arab World
Arab World: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 93.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Arab World, 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
The most recent figure for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Arab World is 93.9%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Arab World peaked at 94.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 87.1%, in 2000.
Arab World ranks 23rd of 47 groups 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 Arab World, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.1% | — |
| 2001 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 88.9% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 89.8% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 90.5% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 91.1% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 91.8% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 92.3% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 92.8% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 93.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 93.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 93.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 94.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 94.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 94.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 94.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 93.9% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 93.9% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 93.9% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.5% | 87.1% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.0% | 93.3% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.9% | 93.9% | 94.0% | 4 |
More environment data for Arab World
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 65.2 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 236.61 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 5.80 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 1.83 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 2,230 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.58 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 794.2 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.7179 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 474.2 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 5.35 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Arab World?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Arab World was 93.9% 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, urban recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.1% in 2000.
- How does Arab World rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- Arab World ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World 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.