Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 98.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Costa Rica, 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
Costa Rica recorded 98.4% for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Costa Rica peaked at 98.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 97.3%, in 2001.
Costa Rica ranks 87th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.4% | — |
| 2001 | 97.3% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.6% | 97.3% | 97.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 97.8% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 98.2% | 98.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 84 Iran, Islamic Republic of 98.8% compare
- 85 Tajikistan 98.7% compare
- 86 Syrian Arab Republic 98.6% compare
- 88 Bhutan 98.1% compare
- 89 Suriname 98.0% compare
- 90 Georgia 97.9% compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard -2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 0.3411 million SLC per person (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, annual 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, per unit 0 million USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Costa Rica?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Costa Rica was 98.4% 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.3% in 2001.
- How does Costa Rica rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- Costa Rica ranks 87th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.