Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Middle income
Middle income: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 89.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Middle 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
The most recent figure for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Middle income is 89.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Middle income peaked at 89.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 66.6%, in 2000.
That places Middle income 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 income, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.6% | — |
| 2001 | 67.5% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 68.5% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 69.5% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 70.4% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 71.4% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 72.4% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 73.5% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 74.6% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 75.7% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 77.0% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 78.1% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 79.3% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 80.7% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 81.8% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 83.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 85.1% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 86.1% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 87.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 87.9% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 88.7% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 89.2% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 89.7% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.0% | 66.6% | 75.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.2% | 77.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.9% | 87.9% | 89.7% | 4 |
More environment data for Middle income
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 1,125 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 2,351 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 194.16 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 131.17 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 24,156 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.05 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 10,728 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.6594 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 3,098 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 56.84 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Middle income?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Middle income was 89.7% 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 income?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.6% in 2000.
- How does Middle income rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- Middle income ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle 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.