Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 72.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka stood at 72.5%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Sri Lanka peaked at 72.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.9%, in 2000.
That places Sri Lanka 137th 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.9% | — |
| 2001 | 51.1% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 51.8% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 52.7% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 53.1% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 53.5% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 54.4% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 55.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 55.7% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 56.6% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 57.3% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 58.7% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 59.8% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 61.2% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 62.8% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 64.1% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 65.3% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 66.8% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 68.0% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 68.8% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 69.9% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 70.6% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 71.4% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 72.5% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.4% | 49.9% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.3% | 57.3% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.1% | 69.9% | 72.5% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Sri Lanka?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Sri Lanka was 72.5% 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 72.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.9% in 2000.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- Sri Lanka ranks 137th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.