Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 95.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Upper middle income, 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 Upper middle income stood at 95.4%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Upper middle income peaked at 95.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 75.5%, in 2000.
Upper middle income ranks 15th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.5% | — |
| 2001 | 76.2% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 77.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 77.9% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 78.8% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 79.8% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 80.8% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 81.9% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 83.1% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 84.1% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 85.5% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 86.5% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 87.5% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 88.8% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 89.7% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 90.7% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 91.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 92.3% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 92.9% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 93.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 94.2% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 94.7% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 95.1% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 95.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.5% | 75.5% | 84.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.9% | 85.5% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 94.2% | 95.4% | 4 |
More environment data for Upper middle income
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 695.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 1,926 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 154.70 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 111.39 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 19,522 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.38 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 8,800 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.6498 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2,365 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 43.54 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Upper middle income?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Upper middle income was 95.4% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 95.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.5% in 2000.
- How does Upper middle income rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- Upper middle income ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.