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

Latest (2023)
22.0%
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
168th
of 189 countries
All-time high
22.0%
in 2023
All-time low
1.0%
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 2000–2023

051015202000201120232000: 1 % of urban population2001: 1.4 % of urban population2002: 1.8 % of urban population2003: 2.4 % of urban population2004: 3.1 % of urban population2005: 3.9 % of urban population2006: 4.7 % of urban population2007: 5.6 % of urban population2008: 6.6 % of urban population2009: 7.6 % of urban population2010: 8.7 % of urban population2011: 9.7 % of urban population2012: 10.4 % of urban population2013: 11.5 % of urban population2014: 12.5 % of urban population2015: 13.5 % of urban population2016: 14.8 % of urban population2017: 15.3 % of urban population2018: 16.6 % of urban population2019: 17.8 % of urban population2020: 18.9 % of urban population2021: 20 % of urban population2022: 21.1 % of urban population2023: 22 % 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

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

Annual values for Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban (% of urban population) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 2000 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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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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.