Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 63.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Bangladesh, 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
Bangladesh recorded 63.2% for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Bangladesh peaked at 63.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 2000.
Bangladesh ranks 143rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.1% | — |
| 2001 | 34.2% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 34.7% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 35.4% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 35.8% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 36.5% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 37.2% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 38.3% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 39.1% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 40.4% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 41.8% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 43.6% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 45.4% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 47.2% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 49.4% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 51.3% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 53.2% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 54.8% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 56.9% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 58.1% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 59.5% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 60.9% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 62.3% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 63.2% | +1.4% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 63.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63.2%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 63.2% is below the median for South Asia, which is 83.8%, 75% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.6% | 34.1% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.2% | 41.8% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.5% | 59.5% | 63.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More environment data for Bangladesh
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.236 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.67 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0001 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Bangladesh?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Bangladesh was 63.2% 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, urban recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 63.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- Bangladesh ranks 143rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.