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Successful solar cooking is dependent upon access to sunshine and the right climate. Though solar cooking is possible in many — if not most — countries, it is most practical for people living in climates that are generally dry and sunny for at least six months of the year. Latitudes between the equator and 40 degrees north or south latitude are usually best, though solar cooking temperate zones is possible, even in the winter. Ongoing development of more efficient models continues to push practicality further from the equator.
   
 
The darker regions on the following map tend to have longer cooking seasons:
 
Successful solar cooking is dependent upon access to sunshine and the right climate. Though solar cooking is possible in many — if not most — countries, it is most practical for people living in climates that are generally dry and sunny for at least six months of the year. Latitudes between the equator and 40º are usually best, though solar [[cooking at high latitudes]] is possible, even in the winter. Ongoing development of more efficient models continues to push practicality into higher latitudes.
 
 
The darker regions on the following map tend to have longer cooking seasons.
 
 
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'''[https://www.solarcookers.org/work/capacity/distribution-solar-cookers See interactive map of known solar cooking projects]'''
   
 
==Countries with highest potential==
 
==Countries with highest potential==
 
Solar Cookers International has compiled a list of [[Media:25_countries_with_most_solar_cooking_potential.pdf|twenty countries with the highest potential for solar cooking]]. Criteria for this ranking include annual average sunlight, cooking fuel scarcity and population size. Of the estimated 500 million people who have abundant sunshine and suffer from fuel scarcity, 85% of them live in just 10 countries.
 
Solar Cookers International has compiled a list of [[Media:25_countries_with_most_solar_cooking_potential.pdf|twenty countries with the highest potential for solar cooking]]. Criteria for this ranking include annual average sunlight, cooking fuel scarcity and population size. Of the estimated 500 million people who have abundant sunshine and suffer from fuel scarcity, 85% of them live in just 10 countries.
   
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
*[[Most significant solar cooking projects]]
 
*[[Most significant solar cooking projects]]
 
*[[Countries|All countries where solar cooking activities are currently underway]]
 
*[[Countries|All countries where solar cooking activities are currently underway]]
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*{{NewNov19}}[https://www.solarcookers.org/work/capacity/distribution-solar-cookers Interactive map of known solar cooking projects]
 
*[[Africa|The suitability for solar cooking by region in Africa]]
 
*[[Africa|The suitability for solar cooking by region in Africa]]
 
[[Category:Introduction to solar cooking]]
 
[[Category:Introduction to solar cooking]]
[[Category:Countries with the greatest solar cooking potential]]
 

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Successful solar cooking is dependent upon access to sunshine and the right climate. Though solar cooking is possible in many — if not most — countries, it is most practical for people living in climates that are generally dry and sunny for at least six months of the year. Latitudes between the equator and 40 degrees north or south latitude are usually best, though solar cooking temperate zones is possible, even in the winter. Ongoing development of more efficient models continues to push practicality further from the equator.

The darker regions on the following map tend to have longer cooking seasons:

Mapsmall

larger image available here

See interactive map of known solar cooking projects

Countries with highest potential

Solar Cookers International has compiled a list of twenty countries with the highest potential for solar cooking. Criteria for this ranking include annual average sunlight, cooking fuel scarcity and population size. Of the estimated 500 million people who have abundant sunshine and suffer from fuel scarcity, 85% of them live in just 10 countries.

1. India
2. China
3. Pakistan
4. Ethiopia
5. Nigeria
6. Uganda
7. Sudan
8. Afghanistan
9. Tanzania
10. South Africa
11. Niger
12. Brazil
13. Somalia

14. Kenya
15. Nepal
16. Mozambique
17. Burkina Faso
18 Madagascar
19. Malawi
20. Zimbabwe
21. United States of America
22. Sri Lanka
23. Eritrea
24. Dominican Republic
25. Zambia

See Also