Access to Clean Fuels and Technologies for cooking in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Access to Clean Fuels and Technologies for cooking was 93.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to Clean Fuels and Technologies for cooking in Costa Rica, 2000–2016
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 93.5% for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in 2016. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Costa Rica peaked at 93.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 87.8%, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 75th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Access to Clean Fuels and Technologies for cooking in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.8% | — |
| 2001 | 88.3% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 88.8% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 89.3% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 89.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 90.1% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 90.5% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 90.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 91.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 91.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 91.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 92.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 92.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 92.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 92.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 93.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 93.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.8% | 87.8% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.7% | 91.9% | 93.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Costa Rica?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Costa Rica was 93.5% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 93.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.8% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Costa Rica ranks 75th out of 190 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Access to Clean Fuels and Technologies for cooking (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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