Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Jamaica
Jamaica: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 96.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Jamaica, 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 Jamaica is 96.5%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Jamaica peaked at 97.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 96.5%, in 2022.
That places Jamaica 98th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.3% | — |
| 2001 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 97.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 96.9% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 96.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 96.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 96.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.5% | 97.3% | 97.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 96.6% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.5% | 96.5% | 96.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 95 Tuvalu 97.2% compare
- 96 Dominican Republic 96.9% compare
- 97 Uzbekistan 96.8% compare
- 98 South Africa 96.5% compare
- 98 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 96.5% compare
- 101 Gabon 96.1% compare
More environment data for Jamaica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Import value, annual growth rate 30.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, per capita 0.0024 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate -98.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Jamaica?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Jamaica was 96.5% 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 97.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.5% in 2022.
- How does Jamaica rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- Jamaica ranks 98th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.