Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in AMR
AMR: Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and was 33.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
33.6%
Change on year
down 3.2%
Rank
8th
of 13 groups
All-time high
66.4%
in 1990
All-time low
33.6%
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in AMR, 1990–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
AMR recorded 33.6% for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in AMR peaked at 66.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 33.6%, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in AMR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 66.4% | — |
| 1991 | 65.2% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 64.1% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 62.8% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 61.7% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 60.4% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 59.1% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 58.2% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 57.1% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 56.0% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 55.2% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 54.0% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 52.9% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 52.1% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 51.2% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 50.3% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 49.6% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 48.8% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 48.1% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 47.5% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 46.6% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 45.7% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 44.7% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 43.9% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 43.0% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 42.0% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 40.9% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 39.9% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 38.7% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 37.8% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 36.6% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 35.6% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 34.7% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 33.6% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.1% | 56.0% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 47.5% | 55.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 37.8% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.1% | 33.6% | 36.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near AMR
- 5 Gambia 96.4% compare
- 6 Guinea-Bissau 94.6% compare
- 7 South Sudan 94.3% compare
- 8 Solomon Islands 94.2% compare
- 9 Burkina Faso 93.8% compare
- 10 Sierra Leone 93.6% compare
- 11 Marshall Islands 92.9% compare
More health data for AMR
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 1.08 (2024)
- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 42.21 (2023)
- Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for 37.18 (2023)
- Prevalence of diabetes, crude 14.59 (2022)
- Measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (MCV1) immunization coverage 88.0% (2025)
- Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis first-dose (DTP1) 92.0% (2025)
- New HIV infections 0.18 (2025)
- BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 88.0% (2025)
- Mean total cholesterol, crude 4.7 (2018)
- Mean HDL cholesterol, crude 1.2 (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in AMR?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in AMR was 33.6% 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 AMR?
- The highest recorded value was 66.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and recorded in AMR?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.6% in 2023.
- How does AMR rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and?
- AMR ranks 8th out of 13 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and rising or falling in AMR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this AMR 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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