Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 97 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Costa Rica stood at 97. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Costa Rica peaked at 97 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 89, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 72nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89 | — |
| 2001 | 90 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 91 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 92 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 93 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 94 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 95 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97 | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 97 is below the median for high income countries, which is 100, 97% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 97 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 95, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.7 | 89 | 92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94 | 92 | 96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.6 | 96 | 97 | 5 |
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 97 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 97 in 2022.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 89 in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Costa Rica ranks 72nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 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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