Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 96.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
96.0%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
12th
of 47 groups
All-time high
96.0%
in 2023
All-time low
87.5%
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 2000–2023

0204060801002000201120232000: 87.5 % of urban population2001: 88.5 % of urban population2002: 89.3 % of urban population2003: 90.2 % of urban population2004: 91 % of urban population2005: 91.8 % of urban population2006: 92.5 % of urban population2007: 93.1 % of urban population2008: 93.7 % of urban population2009: 94.1 % of urban population2010: 94.5 % of urban population2011: 94.8 % of urban population2012: 95.1 % of urban population2013: 95.3 % of urban population2014: 95.5 % of urban population2015: 95.7 % of urban population2016: 95.8 % of urban population2017: 95.9 % of urban population2018: 95.9 % of urban population2019: 96 % of urban population2020: 96 % of urban population2021: 96 % of urban population2022: 96 % of urban population2023: 96 % of urban population

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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 96.0%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 96.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 87.5%, in 2000.

That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban (% of urban population) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 2000 to 2023.
Year % of urban population Change
2000 87.5%
2001 88.5% +1.1%
2002 89.3% +0.9%
2003 90.2% +1.0%
2004 91.0% +0.8%
2005 91.8% +0.9%
2006 92.5% +0.8%
2007 93.1% +0.7%
2008 93.7% +0.6%
2009 94.1% +0.5%
2010 94.5% +0.4%
2011 94.8% +0.3%
2012 95.1% +0.3%
2013 95.3% +0.3%
2014 95.5% +0.2%
2015 95.7% +0.2%
2016 95.8% +0.1%
2017 95.9% +0.1%
2018 95.9% +0.0%
2019 96.0% +0.1%
2020 96.0% -0.0%
2021 96.0% +0.0%
2022 96.0% -0.0%
2023 96.0% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 91.2% 87.5% 94.1% 10
2010s 95.5% 94.5% 96.0% 10
2020s 96.0% 96.0% 96.0% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 96.0% 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?
The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2023.
What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 87.5% in 2000.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 12th 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?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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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Indicator
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban (% of urban population)
Unit
% of urban population
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)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 5,664 data points, 2000–2023
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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.