Kenya vs Nicaragua: Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and

Kenya
88.6%
in 2023
Nicaragua
89.6%
in 2023
Kenya rank
50th
Nicaragua rank
47th

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

  • Kenya
  • Nicaragua
020406080100199020062023

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 89.6% against 88.6% in Kenya, a difference of 1.0%.

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

Kenya ranks 50th and Nicaragua ranks 47th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1990s 99.7% 95.3% 4.4% Kenya
2000s 99.1% 93.0% 6.1% Kenya
2010s 96.6% 91.2% 5.4% Kenya
2020s 90.8% 89.8% 0.9% Kenya

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, Kenya or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 89.6% against 88.6% in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and between Kenya and Nicaragua?
1.0%, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nicaragua?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Nicaragua rank globally for proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and?
Kenya ranks 50th and Nicaragua ranks 47th 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