Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 22.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 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
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 22.0% for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 91.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 22.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2000.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 168th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +40.0% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +28.6% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | +29.2% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | +25.8% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | +20.5% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | +19.1% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | +17.9% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | +15.2% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 17.8% | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 21.1% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 22.0% | +4.3% |
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of compared with similar countries
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 22.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 9.7%, 2.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 22.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 90.0%, 24% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 1.0% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 8.7% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 18.9% | 22.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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More environment data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.16 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Total fisheries production 894,065 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 5.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 13.48 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.5 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 66.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5584 Percentage change (2024)
- Heating Degree Days 6,917 (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0256 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 22.0% 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 168th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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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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.