Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and

Papua New Guinea
92.2%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
93.6%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
13th
Sierra Leone rank
10th

Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sierra Leone
020406080100199020062023

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 93.6% against 92.2% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 13th and Sierra Leone ranks 10th of 159 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 97.1% 90.5% 6.6% Papua New Guinea
2000s 95.8% 96.2% 0.4% Sierra Leone
2010s 94.2% 96.2% 2.0% Sierra Leone
2020s 92.5% 94.2% 1.7% Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 93.6% against 92.2% in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
1.4%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and?
Papua New Guinea ranks 13th and Sierra Leone ranks 10th of 159 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking, by fuel type (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking, by fuel type (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
174 places, 5,916 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed