Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for in Cameroon

Cameroon: Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for was 10.65 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
10.65
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
26th
of 159 countries
All-time high
10.65
in 2023
All-time low
6.56
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for in Cameroon, 1990–2023

02.557.5101990200620231990: 6.61991: 6.71992: 6.81993: 71994: 7.11995: 7.21996: 7.31997: 7.41998: 7.61999: 7.72000: 7.82001: 7.92002: 82003: 8.22004: 8.32005: 8.42006: 8.52007: 8.72008: 8.82009: 8.92010: 9.12011: 9.22012: 9.32013: 9.52014: 9.62015: 9.82016: 9.92017: 10.12018: 10.22019: 10.32020: 10.42021: 10.52022: 10.62023: 10.7

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 10.65 for population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for in Cameroon peaked at 10.65 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.56, in 1990.

Cameroon ranks 26th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking, by fuel type (in millions) in Cameroon, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 6.56
1991 6.7 +2.1%
1992 6.82 +1.8%
1993 6.96 +2.0%
1994 7.08 +1.8%
1995 7.21 +1.7%
1996 7.33 +1.8%
1997 7.45 +1.5%
1998 7.57 +1.7%
1999 7.69 +1.5%
2000 7.81 +1.7%
2001 7.92 +1.4%
2002 8.04 +1.5%
2003 8.17 +1.6%
2004 8.29 +1.6%
2005 8.43 +1.6%
2006 8.54 +1.4%
2007 8.66 +1.4%
2008 8.8 +1.6%
2009 8.94 +1.7%
2010 9.08 +1.5%
2011 9.2 +1.4%
2012 9.34 +1.4%
2013 9.46 +1.3%
2014 9.61 +1.6%
2015 9.77 +1.6%
2016 9.92 +1.6%
2017 10.05 +1.3%
2018 10.16 +1.1%
2019 10.29 +1.3%
2020 10.41 +1.2%
2021 10.49 +0.7%
2022 10.57 +0.8%
2023 10.65 +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.14 6.56 7.69 10
2000s 8.36 7.81 8.94 10
2010s 9.69 9.08 10.29 10
2020s 10.53 10.41 10.65 4

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 23 Sri Lanka 13.46 compare
  2. 24 Cote d'Ivoire 12.76 compare
  3. 25 Mali 11.7 compare
  4. 27 Burundi 10.6 compare
  5. 28 Rwanda 10.29 compare
  6. 29 Zimbabwe 10.01 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for in Cameroon?
Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for in Cameroon was 10.65 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 10.65 in 2023.
What is the lowest population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 6.56 in 1990.
How does Cameroon rank for population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for?
Cameroon ranks 26th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
Is population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking, by fuel type (in millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking, by fuel type (in millions)
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
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