Access to Clean Fuels and Technologies for cooking in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Access to Clean Fuels and Technologies for cooking was 26.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to Clean Fuels and Technologies for cooking in Sri Lanka, 2000–2016
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 26.3% for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in 2016. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Sri Lanka peaked at 26.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2000.
That places Sri Lanka 144th out of 190 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Access to Clean Fuels and Technologies for cooking in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.6% | — |
| 2001 | 16.2% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 16.9% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 17.3% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 18.0% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 18.7% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 19.4% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 20.0% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 20.7% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 21.1% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 21.8% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 22.7% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 23.4% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 24.1% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 24.8% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 25.4% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 26.3% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.4% | 15.6% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 21.8% | 26.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Sri Lanka?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Sri Lanka was 26.3% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2000.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Sri Lanka ranks 144th out of 190 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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