Algeria: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban (% of urban population)

Key figures

What the numbers say

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Algeria had the 1st highest value of the 192 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Algeria in the 2024 ranking

• Andorra — 2nd of 192: 100%
• Argentina — 3rd of 192: 100%
• Armenia — 4th of 192: 100%

What this measures

Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban is the proportion of urban population primarily using clean cooking fuels and technologies for cooking. Under WHO guidelines, kerosene is excluded from clean cooking fuels.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 25 values

Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban (% of urban population) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 78% (2024)
• Bahrain — 100% (2024)
• Djibouti — 57% (2024)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 100% (2024)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 100% (2024)
• Iraq — 100% (2024)
• Israel — 100% (2024)
• Jordan — 99% (2024)

More environment data for Algeria

• Population in largest city — 3 million (2025)
• Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 8.35% (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million — 3 million (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) — 6.33% (2025)
• Rural population — 11.47 million (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 24.18% (2025)
• Urban population — 35.96 million (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 75.82% (2025)
• Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 6,673 (2024)
• Capture fisheries production (metric tons)

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Questions people ask

What is Algeria's access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban (% of urban population)?

100% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is unchanged since 2000. The highest value was 100% in 2000 and the lowest 100% in 2000.

How does Algeria rank?

1st highest of 192 economies with data for 2024.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO); International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), note: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report; United Nations (UN), note: Tracking SD….

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EG.CFT.ACCS.UR.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO); International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), note: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report; United Nations (UN), note: Tracking SD… Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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