Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Congo
Congo: Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and was 6.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Congo, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Congo stood at 6.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Congo peaked at 6.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2000.
Congo ranks 160th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | +50.0% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6.0% | +20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.0% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 5.0% | 6.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 159 Cameroon 7.0% compare
- 160 Eritrea 6.0% compare
- 160 North Korea 6.0% compare
- 160 Comoros 6.0% compare
- 160 Papua New Guinea 6.0% compare
More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 759.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,688 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1979 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2015 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Congo?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Congo was 6.0% 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and?
- Congo ranks 160th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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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