Nine in ten households in the United States and Japan have an air conditioner.

Omissions

• The claim rounds the IEA figure ('more than 90%') to 'nine in ten', which is accurate; most recent IEA-based estimates (2025) put Japan at ~93% and the United States at ~90% of households.
• The core IEA statistic originates from the 2018 report 'The Future of Cooling'; it has been reaffirmed in later IEA publications and 2025 estimates, so it is not outdated.
• The IEA commentary and news release predate the session date (2026-07-08), so the MEP could have known this data.

Sources

• PrimaryInternational Energy Agency (IEA) – news release on air conditioning and electricity demandIn countries such as the United States and Japan, more than 90% of households have air conditioning, compared to just 8% of the 2.8 billion people living in the hottest countries.
• PrimaryInternational Energy Agency (IEA) – commentary 'Keeping cool in a hotter world'In the United States and Japan, more than 90% of households have an air conditioner, while in Southeast Asia, only 15% do.
• PrimaryInternational Energy Agency (IEA) – data chart 'Share of households equipped with air conditioner by region, 2015-2025'Chart and data by the IEA showing the share of households equipped with air conditioners by region, 2015-2025.
• SecondaryOur World in Data – data insight 'Air conditioning is almost universal in the US and Japan'In Japan and the United States, AC adoption is almost universal; at least 90% of households have it. (Companion data for 2025: Japan 93%, United States 90%.)