Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 33.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
33.2%
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
46th
of 47 groups
All-time high
33.2%
in 2023
All-time low
17.4%
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 2000–2023

01020302000201120232000: 17.4 % of urban population2001: 18.1 % of urban population2002: 18.8 % of urban population2003: 19.5 % of urban population2004: 20.2 % of urban population2005: 21 % of urban population2006: 21.7 % of urban population2007: 22.5 % of urban population2008: 23.1 % of urban population2009: 23.8 % of urban population2010: 24.5 % of urban population2011: 25.2 % of urban population2012: 25.9 % of urban population2013: 26.5 % of urban population2014: 27.2 % of urban population2015: 27.8 % of urban population2016: 28.4 % of urban population2017: 29.1 % of urban population2018: 29.8 % of urban population2019: 30.4 % of urban population2020: 31.1 % of urban population2021: 31.9 % of urban population2022: 32.6 % of urban population2023: 33.2 % of urban population

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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 33.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 33.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 2000.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 46th of 47 groups 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year

Annual values for Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban (% of urban population) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 2000 to 2023.
Year % of urban population Change
2000 17.4%
2001 18.1% +3.8%
2002 18.8% +3.9%
2003 19.5% +3.9%
2004 20.2% +3.6%
2005 21.0% +3.6%
2006 21.7% +3.5%
2007 22.5% +3.5%
2008 23.1% +3.0%
2009 23.8% +3.1%
2010 24.5% +2.8%
2011 25.2% +2.8%
2012 25.9% +2.7%
2013 26.5% +2.4%
2014 27.2% +2.5%
2015 27.8% +2.4%
2016 28.4% +2.2%
2017 29.1% +2.5%
2018 29.8% +2.2%
2019 30.4% +2.2%
2020 31.1% +2.3%
2021 31.9% +2.4%
2022 32.6% +2.2%
2023 33.2% +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.6% 17.4% 23.8% 10
2010s 27.5% 24.5% 30.4% 10
2020s 32.2% 31.1% 33.2% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 33.2% 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2023.
What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 2000.
How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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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Indicator
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban (% of urban population)
Unit
% of urban population
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)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 5,664 data points, 2000–2023
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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.