Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Nepal
Nepal: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 62.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Nepal, 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
Nepal recorded 62.4% for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Nepal peaked at 66.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2000.
Nepal ranks 145th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.9% | — |
| 2001 | 28.9% | +26.2% |
| 2002 | 35.0% | +21.1% |
| 2003 | 41.1% | +17.4% |
| 2004 | 46.7% | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 51.4% | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 55.4% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 58.4% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 61.2% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 64.1% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 65.1% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 65.7% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 65.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 65.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 66.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 65.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 65.3% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 64.6% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 64.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 63.9% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 63.4% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 62.6% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 62.4% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.4% | 22.9% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.3% | 64.1% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.1% | 62.4% | 63.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Nepal?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Nepal was 62.4% 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2000.
- How does Nepal rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- Nepal ranks 145th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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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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.