Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies in Gabon

Gabon: Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies was 0.1089 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.1089
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
100th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.2817
in 1990
All-time low
0.1089
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies in Gabon, 1990–2023

00.10.20.31990200620231990: 0.2821991: 0.2761992: 0.2691993: 0.2621994: 0.2581995: 0.2541996: 0.2491997: 0.2441998: 0.2391999: 0.2342000: 0.2292001: 0.2242002: 0.2182003: 0.2132004: 0.2072005: 0.2012006: 0.1962007: 0.192008: 0.1862009: 0.182010: 0.1752011: 0.172012: 0.1632013: 0.1592014: 0.1542015: 0.1472016: 0.1432017: 0.1372018: 0.1322019: 0.1272020: 0.1222021: 0.1172022: 0.1132023: 0.109

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2023, population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies in Gabon stood at 0.1089. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies in Gabon peaked at 0.2817 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1089, in 2023.

That places Gabon 100th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies in Gabon, year by year

Annual values for Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies for cooking (in millions) in Gabon, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 0.2817
1991 0.2756 -2.2%
1992 0.269 -2.4%
1993 0.2617 -2.7%
1994 0.2581 -1.4%
1995 0.2539 -1.6%
1996 0.2493 -1.8%
1997 0.2442 -2.1%
1998 0.2392 -2.0%
1999 0.2338 -2.3%
2000 0.2293 -1.9%
2001 0.2235 -2.5%
2002 0.2184 -2.3%
2003 0.2129 -2.5%
2004 0.2075 -2.5%
2005 0.2013 -3.0%
2006 0.1961 -2.6%
2007 0.1903 -3.0%
2008 0.1855 -2.5%
2009 0.1797 -3.1%
2010 0.1747 -2.8%
2011 0.1695 -2.9%
2012 0.1632 -3.7%
2013 0.1587 -2.7%
2014 0.1537 -3.2%
2015 0.1474 -4.1%
2016 0.143 -3.0%
2017 0.137 -4.2%
2018 0.1317 -3.8%
2019 0.1268 -3.7%
2020 0.122 -3.8%
2021 0.1172 -3.9%
2022 0.1128 -3.7%
2023 0.1089 -3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2567 0.2338 0.2817 10
2000s 0.2044 0.1797 0.2293 10
2010s 0.1506 0.1268 0.1747 10
2020s 0.1152 0.1089 0.122 4

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 97 Jamaica 0.1247 compare
  2. 98 Samoa 0.1194 compare
  3. 99 Montenegro 0.1118 compare
  4. 101 Algeria 0.1028 compare
  5. 102 Azerbaijan 0.0963 compare
  6. 103 Micronesia (country) 0.0861 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies in Gabon?
Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies in Gabon was 0.1089 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 0.2817 in 1990.
What is the lowest population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1089 in 2023.
How does Gabon rank for population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies?
Gabon ranks 100th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Gabon data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies for cooking (in millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies for cooking (in millions)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
201 places, 6,834 data points, 1990–2023
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