Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 95.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) is 95.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 95.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 85.9%, in 2000.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 16th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85.9% | — |
| 2001 | 87.0% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 87.9% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 88.9% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 89.7% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 90.6% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 91.4% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 92.1% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 92.7% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 93.2% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 93.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 94.0% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 94.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 94.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 95.3% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 95.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 95.3% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 95.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.0% | 85.9% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 93.7% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 95.3% | 95.4% | 4 |
More environment data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), per capita 0.0083 metric tons per person (2024)
- Total fisheries production 6.14 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 3.60 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 2.55 million metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 9.22 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 8.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 99.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.6312 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.6397 Mt CO2e (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 95.4% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 95.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.9% in 2000.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.