Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in El Salvador
El Salvador: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 97.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in El Salvador, 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 El Salvador stood at 97.8%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in El Salvador peaked at 97.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 82.6%, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 91st out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 82.6% | — |
| 2001 | 84.2% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 85.6% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 87.1% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 88.0% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 89.2% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 90.1% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 91.1% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 91.8% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 92.5% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 93.3% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 93.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 94.4% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 94.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 95.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 95.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 96.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 96.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 96.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 97.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 97.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.5%, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 97.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.0%, 100% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.2% | 82.6% | 92.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.4% | 93.3% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 97.1% | 97.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More environment data for El Salvador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.31 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate -0.254 % 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 0 % 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 El Salvador?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in El Salvador was 97.8% 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.6% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- El Salvador ranks 91st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.