Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 33.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Solomon Islands, 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 Solomon Islands stood at 33.1%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Solomon Islands peaked at 37.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 33.1%, in 2023.
That places Solomon Islands 158th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.6% | — |
| 2001 | 37.5% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 37.6% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 37.5% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 37.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 37.3% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 37.2% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 37.0% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 36.8% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 37.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 36.7% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 36.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 36.6% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 36.5% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 36.2% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 36.4% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 36.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 35.8% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 35.2% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 34.8% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 34.3% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 33.6% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 33.1% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.3% | 36.8% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.3% | 35.2% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 33.1% | 34.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 155 Rwanda 38.9% compare
- 156 Timor-Leste 38.1% compare
- 157 Papua New Guinea 33.4% compare
- 159 Micronesia, Federated States of 31.6% compare
- 160 Equatorial Guinea 27.3% compare
- 161 Togo 26.4% compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.193 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.34 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Import value, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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 0.1974 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, per capita 1.98 m3 per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Solomon Islands?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Solomon Islands was 33.1% 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 37.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.1% in 2023.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- Solomon Islands ranks 158th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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.