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

Uruguay: Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and was 91.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
91.0%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
81st
of 193 countries
All-time high
91.0%
in 2024
All-time low
69.0%
in 2004
Years of data
25
2000–2024

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

0204060801002000201220242000: 722001: 712002: 702003: 702004: 692005: 702006: 702007: 712008: 712009: 732010: 752011: 762012: 772013: 792014: 812015: 822016: 842017: 842018: 852019: 862020: 872021: 882022: 892023: 902024: 91

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 91.0% for proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Uruguay peaked at 91.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 2004.

That places Uruguay 81st out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for cooking (%) in Uruguay, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 72.0%
2001 71.0% -1.4%
2002 70.0% -1.4%
2003 70.0% +0.0%
2004 69.0% -1.4%
2005 70.0% +1.4%
2006 70.0% +0.0%
2007 71.0% +1.4%
2008 71.0% +0.0%
2009 73.0% +2.8%
2010 75.0% +2.7%
2011 76.0% +1.3%
2012 77.0% +1.3%
2013 79.0% +2.6%
2014 81.0% +2.5%
2015 82.0% +1.2%
2016 84.0% +2.4%
2017 84.0% +0.0%
2018 85.0% +1.2%
2019 86.0% +1.2%
2020 87.0% +1.2%
2021 88.0% +1.1%
2022 89.0% +1.1%
2023 90.0% +1.1%
2024 91.0% +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 70.7% 69.0% 73.0% 10
2010s 80.9% 75.0% 86.0% 10
2020s 89.0% 87.0% 91.0% 5

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 81 Cuba 91.0% compare
  2. 81 Uzbekistan 91.0% compare
  3. 84 Dominica 90.0% compare
  4. 84 Georgia 90.0% compare
  5. 84 Jamaica 90.0% compare
  6. 84 Tonga 90.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Uruguay?
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Uruguay was 91.0% 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 Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2024.
What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 2004.
How does Uruguay rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and?
Uruguay ranks 81st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
Is proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay 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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