Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 94.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 94.8%.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 95.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 92.5%, in 2000.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 92.5% | — |
| 2001 | 93.0% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 93.3% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 93.6% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 93.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 94.3% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 94.4% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 94.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 94.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 94.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 94.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 94.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 94.9% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.9% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.9% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.8% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 94.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 94.8% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.8% | 92.5% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 94.7% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 94.8% | 94.9% | 4 |
More environment data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 264.98 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 19.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 3.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 6.09 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.3121 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1,614 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.59 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 315.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 558.53 Mt CO2e (2024)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 94.8% 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.5% in 2000.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.