North Macedonia's access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban (% of urban population) was 96% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 7 percentage points from 89% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 96% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 93% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 89% | 2014 |
| Highest | 96% | 2024 |
| Lowest | 76% | 2000 |
| Average since 2015 | 93.3% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 76% | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, North Macedonia's access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban (% of urban population) rose 1 percentage points on 2023 (from 95% to 96%).
Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2023), the average change was +0.83 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.39 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 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 1 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 0.61 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, North Macedonia 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| North Macedonia | 96% | 2024 |
| World | 89.44% | 2024 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 99.72% | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | 96.16% | 2024 |
Closest to North Macedonia in the 2024 ranking
- China — 109th of 192: 96%
- India — 110th of 192: 96%
- Marshall Islands — 111th of 192: 96%
- Serbia — 113th of 192: 96%
- Venezuela, RB — 114th of 192: 96%
- Eswatini — 115th of 192: 95%
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
| Year | Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban (% of urban population) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 96 |
| 2023 | 95 |
| 2022 | 95 |
| 2021 | 94 |
| 2020 | 94 |
| 2019 | 93 |
| 2018 | 93 |
| 2017 | 92 |
| 2016 | 91 |
| 2015 | 90 |
| 2014 |
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban (% of urban population) in nearby economies
- Albania — 96% (2024)
- Andorra — 100% (2024)
- Armenia — 100% (2024)
- Austria — 100% (2024)
- Azerbaijan — 100% (2024)
- Belarus — 100% (2024)
- Belgium — 100% (2024)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 86% (2024)
More environment data for North Macedonia
- Population in largest city — 620,825 (2025)
- Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 54.21% (2025)
- Rural population — 675,721 (2025)
- Rural population (% of total population) — 37.11% (2025)
- Urban population — 1.15 million (2025)
- Urban population (% of total population) — 62.89% (2025)
- Rural population growth (annual %) — -1.07% (2025)
- Urban population growth (annual %) — 0.33% (2025)
- Agricultural land (sq. km) — 12,410 (2024)
- Surface area (sq. km)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is North Macedonia'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 20 percentage points from 76% in 2000. The highest value was 96% in 2024 and the lowest 76% in 2000.
- How does North Macedonia 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 North Macedonia?
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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