Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 89.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Nicaragua, 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 Nicaragua is 89.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Nicaragua peaked at 89.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 54.6%, in 2000.
That places Nicaragua 119th out of 189 countries 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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.6% | — |
| 2001 | 56.5% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 58.1% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 59.6% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 61.2% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 62.6% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 64.0% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 65.3% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 66.9% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 68.6% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 70.2% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 72.2% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 73.7% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 75.8% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 77.4% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 79.3% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 81.0% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 82.5% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 83.7% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 86.2% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 87.2% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 88.3% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 89.2% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.7% | 54.6% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.1% | 70.2% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.7% | 86.2% | 89.2% | 4 |
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More environment data for Nicaragua
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2024)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2022)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 7.42 % change on previous year (2023)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 0.0146 million SLC per person (2023)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, annual 5.75 % change on previous year (2023)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, per unit 0 million USD per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Nicaragua?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Nicaragua was 89.2% 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 89.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.6% in 2000.
- How does Nicaragua rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- Nicaragua ranks 119th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.