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