Montenegro: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking (% of population)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Montenegro's access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking (% of population) rose 1 percentage points on 2023 (from 72% to 73%).

Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2023), the average change was +0.22 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2 percentage points in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was 1 percentage points in 2004. 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 1.39 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 99% 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, Montenegro had the 122nd 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 Montenegro in the 2024 ranking

• Marshall Islands — 120th of 192: 80%
• Paraguay — 121st of 192: 76%
• Guyana — 122nd of 192: 73%
• Botswana — 124th of 192: 71%
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 125th of 192: 65%
• Samoa — 126th of 192: 65%

What this measures

Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking is the proportion of total 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 (% of population) in nearby economies

• Albania — 89% (2024)
• Andorra — 100% (2024)
• Armenia — 99% (2024)
• Austria — 96% (2024)
• Azerbaijan — 99% (2024)
• Belarus — 100% (2024)
• Belgium — 100% (2024)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 65% (2024)
• Bulgaria

More environment data for Montenegro

• Rural population — 214,303 (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 34.39% (2025)
• Urban population — 408,826 (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 65.61% (2025)
• Rural population growth (annual %) — -0.26% (2025)
• Urban population growth (annual %) — 0.04% (2025)
• Agricultural land (sq. km) — 2,483 (2024)
• Surface area (sq. km) — 13,883 (2024)
• Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) — 100% (2024)
• Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population) — 100% (2024)

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Questions people ask

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

73% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is up 6 percentage points from 67% in 2000. The highest value was 73% in 2024 and the lowest 61% in 2013.

How does Montenegro rank?

122nd highest of 192 economies with data for 2024.

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

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EG.CFT.ACCS.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe, uri: https://trackingsdg7.esmap.org/, note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO), publisher: International Energy Agency (IEA), International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), United Nations Statistical… 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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