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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More health data for AFR
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 8.27 (2024)
- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 632.45 (2023)
- Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for 572.82 (2023)
- Prevalence of diabetes, crude 8.58 (2022)
- Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis first-dose (DTP1) 83.0% (2025)
- Measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (MCV1) immunization coverage 71.0% (2025)
- New HIV infections 0.49 (2025)
- BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 82.0% (2025)
- Mean HDL cholesterol, crude 1.1 (2018)
- Mean total cholesterol, crude 4 (2018)
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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