Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Mexico
Mexico: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 90.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Mexico, 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
Mexico recorded 90.6% for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Mexico peaked at 98.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 90.6%, in 2023.
That places Mexico 118th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.3% | — |
| 2001 | 98.1% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 97.9% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 97.6% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 97.4% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 97.1% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 96.7% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 96.4% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 95.6% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 95.3% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 94.8% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 94.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 93.6% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 93.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 92.8% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 92.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 92.0% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 91.7% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 91.5% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 91.2% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 90.7% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 90.6% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.1% | 95.6% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.4% | 91.7% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.0% | 90.6% | 91.5% | 4 |
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- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Mexico?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Mexico was 90.6% 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.6% in 2023.
- How does Mexico rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- Mexico ranks 118th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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.