Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and was 89.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
89.1%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
21st
of 159 countries
All-time high
90.3%
in 2014
All-time low
83.1%
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 1990–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Congo, Democratic Republic of the stood at 89.1%.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 90.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 83.1%, in 1990.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 21st of 159 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 83.1% | — |
| 1991 | 83.7% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 84.0% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 84.4% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 84.6% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 85.2% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 85.3% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 85.7% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 86.0% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 86.5% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 86.7% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 87.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 87.4% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 87.7% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 88.2% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 88.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 88.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 89.0% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 89.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 89.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 89.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 89.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 90.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 90.2% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 90.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 90.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 89.9% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 89.8% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 89.6% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 89.1% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.8% | 83.1% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.2% | 86.7% | 89.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.1% | 89.8% | 90.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.6% | 89.1% | 89.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 89.1% 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.1% in 1990.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 21st out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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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