Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and was 31.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
31.6%
Change on year
down 8.1%
World rank
78th
of 159 countries
All-time high
89.1%
in 1991
All-time low
31.6%
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1990–2023

0204060801990200620231990: 891991: 89.11992: 89.11993: 891994: 891995: 89.11996: 88.91997: 88.61998: 88.31999: 87.82000: 87.12001: 86.52002: 85.82003: 84.92004: 83.92005: 82.52006: 80.92007: 79.22008: 77.12009: 75.12010: 72.82011: 702012: 67.12013: 642014: 61.12015: 57.32016: 54.22017: 50.62018: 47.32019: 43.92020: 40.32021: 37.62022: 34.42023: 31.6

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 31.6% 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 8.1% on the previous year and down 50.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 89.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 31.6%, in 2023.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 78th 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking, by fuel type (%) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 89.0%
1991 89.1% +0.1%
1992 89.1% +0.0%
1993 89.0% -0.1%
1994 89.0% +0.0%
1995 89.1% +0.1%
1996 88.9% -0.2%
1997 88.6% -0.3%
1998 88.3% -0.3%
1999 87.8% -0.6%
2000 87.1% -0.8%
2001 86.5% -0.7%
2002 85.8% -0.8%
2003 84.9% -1.0%
2004 83.9% -1.2%
2005 82.5% -1.7%
2006 80.9% -1.9%
2007 79.2% -2.1%
2008 77.1% -2.7%
2009 75.1% -2.6%
2010 72.8% -3.1%
2011 70.0% -3.8%
2012 67.1% -4.2%
2013 64.0% -4.6%
2014 61.1% -4.5%
2015 57.3% -6.2%
2016 54.2% -5.4%
2017 50.6% -6.6%
2018 47.3% -6.5%
2019 43.9% -7.2%
2020 40.3% -8.2%
2021 37.6% -6.7%
2022 34.4% -8.5%
2023 31.6% -8.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 88.8% 87.8% 89.1% 10
2000s 82.3% 75.1% 87.1% 10
2010s 58.8% 43.9% 72.8% 10
2020s 36.0% 31.6% 40.3% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 31.6% 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 89.1% in 1991.
What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 31.6% in 2023.
How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 78th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
Is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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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Indicator
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking, by fuel type (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
174 places, 5,916 data points, 1990–2023
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