Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Ghana
Ghana: Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and was 67.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Ghana, 1990–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 67.1% for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Ghana peaked at 91.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 67.1%, in 2023.
Ghana ranks 58th of 159 countries on this measure, 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 91.4% | — |
| 1991 | 91.2% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 91.0% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 90.9% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 90.7% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 90.3% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 90.2% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 89.8% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 89.3% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 88.9% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 88.3% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 87.7% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 86.9% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 86.2% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 85.2% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 84.2% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 83.1% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 80.9% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 79.7% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 78.7% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 77.5% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 76.6% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 75.6% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 74.7% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 73.8% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 72.9% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 72.2% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 71.4% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 70.7% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 69.8% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 69.2% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 68.2% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 67.1% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.4% | 88.9% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.4% | 79.7% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.4% | 70.7% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.6% | 67.1% | 69.8% | 4 |
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- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Ghana?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Ghana was 67.1% 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 91.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.1% in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and?
- Ghana ranks 58th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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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