Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in South Africa
South Africa: Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and was 79.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in South Africa, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
South Africa 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 1.3% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in South Africa peaked at 79.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2000.
South Africa 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 South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.0% | — |
| 2001 | 31.0% | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 34.0% | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 37.0% | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 40.0% | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 43.0% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 46.0% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 49.0% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 52.0% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 54.0% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 56.0% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 58.0% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 61.0% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 63.0% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 65.0% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 67.0% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 69.0% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 72.0% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 75.0% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.5% | 29.0% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.4% | 56.0% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 75.0% | 79.0% | 5 |
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More health data for South Africa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1386 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,152 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,333 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0424 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0426 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.9299 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in South Africa?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in South Africa 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 South Africa?
- 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 South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2000.
- How does South Africa rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and?
- South Africa 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 South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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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