Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 29 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Bangladesh, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Bangladesh is 29, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 81.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Bangladesh peaked at 29 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2000.
Bangladesh ranks 158th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9 | — |
| 2001 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13 | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 14 | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 18 | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 20 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 22 | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 23 | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 25 | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 26 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 27 | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 29 | +3.6% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 29 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.5, 64% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 29 is below the median for South Asia, which is 63, 46% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1 | 9 | 12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.2 | 12 | 23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27 | 25 | 29 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 156 Sri Lanka 31 compare
- 157 Afghanistan 30 compare
- 159 Nigeria 28 compare
- 160 Kiribati 24 compare
- 161 North Korea 22 compare
More reference data data for Bangladesh
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 105.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Bangladesh?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Bangladesh was 29 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 29 in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Bangladesh ranks 158th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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