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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:     
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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==
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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1. [[India]]<br/>
2. [[China]]<br/>
3. [[Pakistan]]<br/>
4. [[Ethiopia]]<br/>
5. [[Nigeria]]<br/>
6. [[Uganda]]<br/>
7. [[Sudan]]<br/>
8. [[Afghanistan]]<br/>
9. [[Tanzania]]<br/>
10. [[South Africa]]<br/>
11. [[Niger]]<br/>
12. [[Brazil]]<br/>
13. [[Somalia]]
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14. [[Kenya]]<br/>
15. [[Nepal]]<br/>
16. [[Mozambique]]<br/>
17. [[Burkina Faso]]<br/>
18 [[Madagascar]]<br/>
19. [[Malawi]]<br/>
20. [[Zimbabwe]]<br/>
21. [[United States of America]]<br/>
22. [[Sri Lanka]]<br/>
23. [[Eritrea]]<br/>
24. [[Dominican Republic]]<br/>
25. [[Zambia]]
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==See Also==
*[[Most significant solar cooking projects]]
*[[Countries|All countries where solar cooking activities are currently underway]]
*{{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]]
[[Category:Introduction to solar cooking]]