Afghanistan vs Mauritania: Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and

Afghanistan
79.6%
in 2023
Mauritania
79.7%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
57th
Mauritania rank
56th

Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Mauritania
020406080100199020062023

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 79.7% against 79.6% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Afghanistan ranks 57th and Mauritania ranks 56th of 193 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Mauritania Difference Ahead
1990s 99.7% 90.2% 9.5% Afghanistan
2000s 97.4% 83.7% 13.7% Afghanistan
2010s 89.4% 81.0% 8.4% Afghanistan
2020s 81.4% 80.0% 1.4% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and, Afghanistan or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 79.7% against 79.6% in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and between Afghanistan and Mauritania?
0.1%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mauritania?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Mauritania rank globally for proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and?
Afghanistan ranks 57th and Mauritania ranks 56th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies for cooking (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies for cooking (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
202 places, 6,868 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed