Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Kenya
Kenya: Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and was 80.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Kenya, 1990–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 80.1% for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Kenya peaked at 95.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 80.1%, in 2023.
That places Kenya 40th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 95.8% | — |
| 1991 | 95.5% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 95.3% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 95.0% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 94.6% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 94.2% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 93.8% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 93.4% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 92.8% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 92.0% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 91.4% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 90.7% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 89.9% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 89.1% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 88.5% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 88.0% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 87.6% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 87.2% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 86.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 86.6% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 86.3% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 86.0% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 85.8% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 85.7% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 85.4% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 85.1% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 84.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 84.5% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 84.0% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 83.7% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 82.9% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 82.2% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 81.2% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 80.1% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.2% | 92.0% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.6% | 86.6% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.1% | 83.7% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.6% | 80.1% | 82.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Kenya?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Kenya was 80.1% 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.1% in 2023.
- How does Kenya rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and?
- Kenya ranks 40th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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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