Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Pakistan
Pakistan: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 88.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Pakistan, 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
Pakistan recorded 88.2% for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Pakistan peaked at 88.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 65.2%, in 2000.
That places Pakistan 120th 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.2% | — |
| 2001 | 67.2% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 68.7% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 70.7% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 72.3% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 74.2% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 76.1% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 77.8% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 79.3% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 80.8% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 82.1% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 83.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 83.7% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 84.4% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 85.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 85.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 86.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 86.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 86.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 87.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 87.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 87.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 87.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 88.2% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.2% | 65.2% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.0% | 82.1% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.7% | 87.2% | 88.2% | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.373 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Import value, annual growth rate -41.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate 11.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Pakistan?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Pakistan was 88.2% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 88.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.2% in 2000.
- How does Pakistan rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- Pakistan ranks 120th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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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.