Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Mongolia
Mongolia: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 72.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Mongolia, 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
In 2023, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Mongolia stood at 72.9%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Mongolia peaked at 72.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.9%, in 2000.
Mongolia ranks 135th of 189 countries 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 Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.9% | — |
| 2001 | 40.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 40.7% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 41.1% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 41.6% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 42.7% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 43.8% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 45.1% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 46.6% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 48.1% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 50.1% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 52.1% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 54.1% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 56.4% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 58.5% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 60.8% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 62.7% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 64.5% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 66.1% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 67.9% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 69.3% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 70.4% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 71.7% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 72.9% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.0% | 39.9% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.3% | 50.1% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.1% | 69.3% | 72.9% | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.602 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.37 °C (2025)
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- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate -83.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export 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 Mongolia?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Mongolia was 72.9% 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.9% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- Mongolia ranks 135th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.