Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 40.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Least developed countries, 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 Least developed countries is 40.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Least developed countries peaked at 40.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 2000.
Least developed countries ranks 45th 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 Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.6% | — |
| 2001 | 21.4% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 22.4% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 23.5% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 24.5% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 25.6% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 26.7% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 27.8% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 28.8% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 29.9% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 30.7% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 31.7% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 32.6% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 33.4% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 34.4% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 35.3% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 36.0% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 36.8% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 37.5% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 38.1% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 38.7% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 39.3% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 39.7% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 40.1% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.1% | 20.6% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 30.7% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.5% | 38.7% | 40.1% | 4 |
More environment data for Least developed countries
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 220.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 56.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 16.02 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 5.26 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 445.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.3791 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 124.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.3477 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 140.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.37 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Least developed countries?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Least developed countries was 40.1% 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 Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 2000.
- How does Least developed countries rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- Least developed countries ranks 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.