Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 9.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the stood at 9.7%.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 10.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2000.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 174th 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.3% | — |
| 2001 | 4.8% | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | +14.6% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 8.5% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 4.3% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 9.3% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 9.7% | 9.9% | 4 |
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- Heating Degree Days 5.23 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 4,768 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 271,765 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 265,975 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 5,790 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.4887 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0554 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0044 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 7.48 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 3.59 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 9.7% 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2000.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 174th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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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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.