Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Cambodia
Cambodia: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 80.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Cambodia, 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 Cambodia stood at 80.7%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Cambodia peaked at 80.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 2000.
Cambodia ranks 129th 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 Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.7% | — |
| 2001 | 18.0% | +14.6% |
| 2002 | 20.3% | +12.8% |
| 2003 | 23.0% | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 25.8% | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 28.7% | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 31.8% | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 34.9% | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 38.2% | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 41.5% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 44.8% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 50.9% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 53.8% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 56.9% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 59.8% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 62.6% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 65.4% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 68.3% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 71.1% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 73.8% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 76.4% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 78.8% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 80.7% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.8% | 15.7% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.2% | 44.8% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.4% | 73.8% | 80.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 126 Botswana 86.4% compare
- 127 Marshall Islands 85.9% compare
- 128 Sudan 81.6% compare
- 130 Philippines 79.8% compare
- 131 Zimbabwe 77.0% compare
- 132 Mauritania 75.3% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Cambodia?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Cambodia was 80.7% 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 2000.
- How does Cambodia rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- Cambodia ranks 129th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.