Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Africa (WHO region)
Africa (WHO region): Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and was 9.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.0%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
7th
of 7 groups
All-time high
9.0%
in 2023
All-time low
5.0%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Africa (WHO region), 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Africa (WHO region) recorded 9.0% for proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Africa (WHO region) peaked at 9.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Africa (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.0% | — |
| 2001 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | +12.5% |
| 2024 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 5.0% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 6.0% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 8.0% | 9.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Africa (WHO region)?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Africa (WHO region) was 9.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and recorded in Africa (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and recorded in Africa (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2000.
- How does Africa (WHO region) rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and?
- Africa (WHO region) ranks 7th out of 7 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and rising or falling in Africa (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa (WHO region) data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for cooking (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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