Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Bhutan
Bhutan: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 98.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Bhutan, 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
In 2023, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Bhutan stood at 98.1%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Bhutan peaked at 98.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 84.6%, in 2000.
Bhutan ranks 88th 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 Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.6% | — |
| 2001 | 87.4% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 89.8% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 91.4% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 92.8% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 94.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 94.8% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 95.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 95.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 96.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 96.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.2% | 84.6% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 96.7% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 97.8% | 98.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 85 Tajikistan 98.7% compare
- 86 Syrian Arab Republic 98.6% compare
- 87 Costa Rica 98.4% compare
- 89 Suriname 98.0% compare
- 90 Georgia 97.9% compare
- 91 El Salvador 97.8% compare
More environment data for Bhutan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.2782 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.5977 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.08 °C (2025)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0.7214 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production, annual growth rate 0.7336 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0.7336 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Bhutan?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Bhutan was 98.1% 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, urban recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.6% in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- Bhutan ranks 88th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.