Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Burundi

Burundi: Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and was 90.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
90.9%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
16th
of 159 countries
All-time high
98.2%
in 1993
All-time low
90.9%
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

0204060801001990200620231990: 981991: 98.11992: 98.11993: 98.21994: 98.21995: 98.21996: 98.21997: 98.11998: 98.11999: 98.12000: 982001: 982002: 982003: 97.92004: 97.82005: 97.72006: 97.62007: 97.42008: 97.42009: 97.22010: 972011: 96.72012: 96.52013: 96.22014: 95.82015: 95.52016: 952017: 94.52018: 94.12019: 93.72020: 932021: 92.32022: 91.72023: 90.9

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Burundi recorded 90.9% 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 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Burundi peaked at 98.2% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 90.9%, in 2023.

That places Burundi 16th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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 Burundi, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking, by fuel type (%) in Burundi, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 98.0%
1991 98.1% +0.1%
1992 98.1% +0.0%
1993 98.2% +0.1%
1994 98.2% +0.0%
1995 98.2% +0.0%
1996 98.2% +0.0%
1997 98.1% -0.1%
1998 98.1% +0.0%
1999 98.1% +0.0%
2000 98.0% -0.1%
2001 98.0% +0.0%
2002 98.0% +0.0%
2003 97.9% -0.1%
2004 97.8% -0.1%
2005 97.7% -0.1%
2006 97.6% -0.1%
2007 97.4% -0.2%
2008 97.4% +0.0%
2009 97.2% -0.3%
2010 97.0% -0.2%
2011 96.7% -0.3%
2012 96.5% -0.2%
2013 96.2% -0.3%
2014 95.8% -0.4%
2015 95.5% -0.3%
2016 95.0% -0.5%
2017 94.5% -0.5%
2018 94.1% -0.4%
2019 93.7% -0.4%
2020 93.0% -0.7%
2021 92.3% -0.8%
2022 91.7% -0.7%
2023 90.9% -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 98.1% 98.0% 98.2% 10
2000s 97.7% 97.2% 98.0% 10
2010s 95.5% 93.7% 97.0% 10
2020s 92.0% 90.9% 93.0% 4

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 13 Papua New Guinea 92.2% compare
  2. 14 Mali 91.5% compare
  3. 15 Timor-Leste 91.4% compare
  4. 17 Zimbabwe 90.8% compare
  5. 18 Vanuatu 90.2% compare
  6. 19 Rwanda 89.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Burundi?
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Burundi was 90.9% 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 Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 1993.
What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 90.9% in 2023.
How does Burundi rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and?
Burundi ranks 16th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
Is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Burundi 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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