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

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, India's access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban (% of urban population) did not change 0 percentage points on 2023 (from 96% to 96%).

Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2023), the average change was +1.96 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.82 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 3 percentage points in 2001. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 1.38 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 96% of the movement over 10 observed years.

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

How it compares

In 2024, India had the 107th 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 India in the 2024 ranking

• Albania — 107th of 192: 96%
• Cabo Verde — 108th of 192: 96%
• China — 109th of 192: 96%
• Marshall Islands — 111th of 192: 96%
• North Macedonia — 112th of 192: 96%
• Serbia — 113th of 192: 96%

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

• Bangladesh — 67% (2024)
• Bhutan — 99% (2024)
• Maldives — 100% (2024)
• Nepal — 64% (2024)
• Sri Lanka — 75% (2024)

More environment data for India

• Population in largest city — 34.67 million (2025)
• Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 6.64% (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million — 248.3 million (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) — 16.96% (2025)
• Rural population — 941.42 million (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 64.31% (2025)
• Urban population — 522.44 million (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 35.69% (2025)
• Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 12.09 million (2024)
• Capture fisheries production (metric tons)

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Questions people ask

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

96% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is up 45 percentage points from 51% in 2000. The highest value was 96% in 2023 and the lowest 51% in 2000.

How does India rank?

107th highest of 192 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban (% of urban population) unusual for India?

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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