Cameroon vs Papua New Guinea: Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and

Cameroon
94.6%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
94.2%
in 2023
Cameroon rank
37th
Papua New Guinea rank
38th

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

  • Cameroon
  • Papua New Guinea
020406080100199020062023

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 94.6% against 94.2% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.4%.

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

Cameroon ranks 37th and Papua New Guinea ranks 38th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 99.4% 100.0% 0.6% Papua New Guinea
2000s 98.5% 99.2% 0.7% Papua New Guinea
2010s 96.9% 96.0% 0.9% Cameroon
2020s 95.2% 94.4% 0.8% Cameroon

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, Cameroon or Papua New Guinea?
Cameroon, at 94.6% against 94.2% in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and between Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
0.4%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and?
Cameroon ranks 37th and Papua New Guinea ranks 38th 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