Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Low income
Low income: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 32.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Low 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
Low income recorded 32.3% 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 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Low income peaked at 32.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2000.
Low income ranks 47th 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 Low income, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.0% | — |
| 2001 | 18.7% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 19.5% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 20.2% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 21.0% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 21.9% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 22.8% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 23.9% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 24.8% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 25.6% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 26.3% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 27.2% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 28.3% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 29.1% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 29.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 29.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 29.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 30.4% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 30.8% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 31.6% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 31.9% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 32.3% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.6% | 18.0% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 26.3% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 31.2% | 32.3% | 4 |
More environment data for Low income
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 148.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 19.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 4.06 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 876,768 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 224.04 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.3047 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 47.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.2615 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 68.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.8127 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Low income?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Low income was 32.3% 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2000.
- How does Low income rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- Low income ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.