Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in AFR

AFR: Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and was 83.2% in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
83.2%
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
1st
of 13 groups
All-time high
87.3%
in 2004
All-time low
83.2%
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in AFR, 1990–2023

0204060801990200620231990: 83.71991: 84.21992: 84.61993: 85.11994: 85.51995: 85.81996: 86.11997: 86.41998: 86.71999: 86.92000: 872001: 87.12002: 87.22003: 87.32004: 87.32005: 87.22006: 87.32007: 87.32008: 87.22009: 87.12010: 872011: 872012: 86.72013: 86.62014: 86.42015: 86.22016: 862017: 85.72018: 85.52019: 85.22020: 84.72021: 84.32022: 83.82023: 83.2

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

AFR recorded 83.2% for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in AFR peaked at 87.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 83.2%, in 2023.

Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in AFR, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking, by fuel type (%) in AFR, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 83.7%
1991 84.2% +0.6%
1992 84.6% +0.5%
1993 85.1% +0.6%
1994 85.5% +0.4%
1995 85.8% +0.5%
1996 86.1% +0.3%
1997 86.4% +0.4%
1998 86.7% +0.3%
1999 86.9% +0.3%
2000 87.0% +0.2%
2001 87.1% +0.1%
2002 87.2% +0.1%
2003 87.3% +0.1%
2004 87.3% +0.1%
2005 87.2% -0.1%
2006 87.3% +0.0%
2007 87.3% +0.0%
2008 87.2% -0.1%
2009 87.1% -0.1%
2010 87.0% -0.1%
2011 87.0% -0.0%
2012 86.7% -0.3%
2013 86.6% -0.1%
2014 86.4% -0.3%
2015 86.2% -0.2%
2016 86.0% -0.3%
2017 85.7% -0.3%
2018 85.5% -0.3%
2019 85.2% -0.4%
2020 84.7% -0.5%
2021 84.3% -0.5%
2022 83.8% -0.5%
2023 83.2% -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 85.5% 83.7% 86.9% 10
2000s 87.2% 87.0% 87.3% 10
2010s 86.2% 85.2% 87.0% 10
2020s 84.0% 83.2% 84.7% 4

Countries ranked near AFR

  1. 1 Niger 98.4% compare
  2. 2 Central African Republic 98.1% compare
  3. 3 Chad 97.3% compare
  4. 4 Ethiopia 97.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in AFR?
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in AFR was 83.2% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and recorded in AFR?
The highest recorded value was 87.3% in 2004.
What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and recorded in AFR?
The lowest recorded value was 83.2% in 2023.
How does AFR rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and?
AFR ranks 1st out of 13 groups with data for 2023.
Is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and rising or falling in AFR?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this AFR data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking, by fuel type (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking, by fuel type (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
174 places, 5,916 data points, 1990–2023
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