Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in China

China: Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and was 79.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
79.0%
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
104th
of 193 countries
All-time high
79.0%
in 2024
All-time low
18.0%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in China, 2000–2024

204060802000201220242000: 182001: 202002: 212003: 232004: 252005: 262006: 272007: 282008: 292009: 312010: 342011: 372012: 402013: 432014: 462015: 502016: 542017: 572018: 612019: 652020: 682021: 712022: 742023: 772024: 79

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

China recorded 79.0% for proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 71.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in China peaked at 79.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2000.

China ranks 104th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 China, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for cooking (%) in China, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 18.0%
2001 20.0% +11.1%
2002 21.0% +5.0%
2003 23.0% +9.5%
2004 25.0% +8.7%
2005 26.0% +4.0%
2006 27.0% +3.8%
2007 28.0% +3.7%
2008 29.0% +3.6%
2009 31.0% +6.9%
2010 34.0% +9.7%
2011 37.0% +8.8%
2012 40.0% +8.1%
2013 43.0% +7.5%
2014 46.0% +7.0%
2015 50.0% +8.7%
2016 54.0% +8.0%
2017 57.0% +5.6%
2018 61.0% +7.0%
2019 65.0% +6.6%
2020 68.0% +4.6%
2021 71.0% +4.4%
2022 74.0% +4.2%
2023 77.0% +4.1%
2024 79.0% +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.8% 18.0% 31.0% 10
2010s 48.7% 34.0% 65.0% 10
2020s 73.8% 68.0% 79.0% 5

Countries ranked near China

  1. 102 Latvia 81.0% compare
  2. 102 Albania 81.0% compare
  3. 104 Serbia 79.0% compare
  4. 104 South Africa 79.0% compare
  5. 107 Kyrgyzstan 75.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in China?
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in China was 79.0% 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 China?
The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 2024.
What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2000.
How does China rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and?
China ranks 104th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
Is proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 71.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China 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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Indicator
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for cooking (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
202 places, 5,050 data points, 2000–2024
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