Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in El Salvador
El Salvador: Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and was 11.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in El Salvador, 1990–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in El Salvador is 11.9%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 15.0% on the previous year and down 71.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in El Salvador peaked at 86.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2023.
That places El Salvador 100th 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 86.0% | — |
| 1991 | 85.8% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 84.4% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 83.7% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 82.5% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 81.1% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 79.9% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 78.6% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 76.9% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 74.9% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 73.4% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 71.7% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 69.8% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 67.5% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 65.9% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 63.7% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 61.6% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 59.7% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 56.5% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 54.1% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 51.1% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 48.2% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 44.7% | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 41.5% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 37.7% | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 34.4% | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 30.5% | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 27.4% | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 24.1% | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 21.2% | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | -12.7% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 11.9% | -15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.4% | 74.9% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.4% | 54.1% | 73.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 21.2% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 11.9% | 18.5% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in El Salvador?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in El Salvador was 11.9% 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and?
- El Salvador ranks 100th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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