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

Zimbabwe: Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and was 8.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
8.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
156th
of 193 countries
All-time high
8.0%
in 2022
All-time low
4.0%
in 2005
Years of data
25
2000–2024

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

024682000201220242000: 72001: 72002: 62003: 52004: 52005: 42006: 42007: 42008: 42009: 42010: 42011: 52012: 52013: 52014: 62015: 62016: 62017: 72018: 72019: 72020: 72021: 72022: 82023: 82024: 8

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Zimbabwe recorded 8.0% 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 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Zimbabwe peaked at 8.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2005.

Zimbabwe ranks 156th 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 Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for cooking (%) in Zimbabwe, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 7.0%
2001 7.0% +0.0%
2002 6.0% -14.3%
2003 5.0% -16.7%
2004 5.0% +0.0%
2005 4.0% -20.0%
2006 4.0% +0.0%
2007 4.0% +0.0%
2008 4.0% +0.0%
2009 4.0% +0.0%
2010 4.0% +0.0%
2011 5.0% +25.0%
2012 5.0% +0.0%
2013 5.0% +0.0%
2014 6.0% +20.0%
2015 6.0% +0.0%
2016 6.0% +0.0%
2017 7.0% +16.7%
2018 7.0% +0.0%
2019 7.0% +0.0%
2020 7.0% +0.0%
2021 7.0% +0.0%
2022 8.0% +14.3%
2023 8.0% +0.0%
2024 8.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.0% 4.0% 7.0% 10
2010s 5.8% 4.0% 7.0% 10
2020s 7.6% 7.0% 8.0% 5

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 155 Nigeria 9.0% compare
  2. 156 Equatorial Guinea 8.0% compare
  3. 156 Timor-Leste 8.0% compare
  4. 159 Cameroon 7.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Zimbabwe?
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Zimbabwe was 8.0% 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 Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2022.
What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2005.
How does Zimbabwe rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and?
Zimbabwe ranks 156th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
Is proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zimbabwe 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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