Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Dominica
Dominica: Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and was 6.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Dominica, 1990–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 6.2% 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 13.4% on the previous year and down 65.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Dominica peaked at 28.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2023.
That places Dominica 111th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.0% | — |
| 1991 | 9.1% | +13.1% |
| 1992 | 10.5% | +16.0% |
| 1993 | 11.6% | +10.5% |
| 1994 | 13.6% | +17.2% |
| 1995 | 15.1% | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 17.3% | +15.0% |
| 1997 | 19.4% | +12.1% |
| 1998 | 21.6% | +11.3% |
| 1999 | 22.8% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 25.1% | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 26.6% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 27.2% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 27.8% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 28.0% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 28.3% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 27.3% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 26.5% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 25.6% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 24.1% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 22.6% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 20.9% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 18.8% | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | -13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.9% | 8.0% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.7% | 24.1% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 9.7% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 6.2% | 8.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Dominica?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Dominica was 6.2% 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2023.
- How does Dominica rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and?
- Dominica ranks 111th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica 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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