Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 87.35 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Paraguay, 2000–2023
Source: International Energy Agency (IEA), International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), UN Statistics Division, World Health Organization (WHO), and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 87.35 for share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Paraguay peaked at 87.35 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 69.7, in 2004.
Paraguay ranks 122nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.4 | — |
| 2001 | 70.6 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 70.1 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 69.8 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 69.7 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 70.7 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 71.4 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 72.65 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 74 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 75.6 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 77.2 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 78.4 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 79.9 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 81.2 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 82.5 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 83.5 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 84.3 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 85.2 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 85.7 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 86.2 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 86.6 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 86.9 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 87.2 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 87.35 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.59 | 69.7 | 75.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.41 | 77.2 | 86.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.01 | 86.6 | 87.35 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Paraguay?
- Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Paraguay was 87.35 in 2023, according to International Energy Agency (IEA), International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), UN Statistics Division, World Health Organization (WHO), and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 87.35 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.7 in 2004.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Paraguay ranks 122nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Energy Agency (IEA), International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), UN Statistics Division, World Health Organization (WHO), and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to clean fuels or technologies such as natural gas, electricity, and clean cookstoves reduces exposure to indoor air pollutants, a leading cause of death in low-income households.