Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 96.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Dominican Republic, 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
The most recent figure for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Dominican Republic is 96.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Dominican Republic peaked at 96.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 95.0%, in 2000.
Dominican Republic ranks 96th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.0% | — |
| 2001 | 95.3% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 95.4% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 95.6% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 95.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 95.5% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 95.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 95.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 95.2% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 95.1% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 95.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 95.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 95.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 96.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.5%, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 96.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.0%, 99% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.4% | 95.0% | 95.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 95.1% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.7% | 96.4% | 96.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 93 Peru 97.5% compare
- 94 Cuba 97.3% compare
- 95 Tuvalu 97.2% compare
- 97 Uzbekistan 96.8% compare
- 98 Jamaica 96.5% compare
- 98 South Africa 96.5% compare
- 98 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 96.5% compare
More environment data for Dominican Republic
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 3.96 % 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 5.11 % 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 Dominican Republic?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Dominican Republic was 96.9% 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.0% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- Dominican Republic ranks 96th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.