Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Liberia
Liberia: Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and was 85.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
85.0%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
27th
of 159 countries
All-time high
90.6%
in 2005
All-time low
85.0%
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Liberia, 1990–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 85.0% 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 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Liberia peaked at 90.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 85.0%, in 2023.
Liberia ranks 27th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 85.2% | — |
| 1991 | 86.1% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 86.7% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 87.7% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 87.9% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 88.3% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 88.9% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 89.2% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 89.5% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 89.9% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 90.1% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 90.4% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 90.2% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 90.5% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 90.4% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 90.6% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 90.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 90.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 90.1% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 90.0% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 89.8% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 89.5% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 89.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 88.8% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 88.5% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 88.1% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 87.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 87.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 86.8% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 86.6% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 86.5% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 85.9% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 85.5% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 85.0% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.9% | 85.2% | 89.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.3% | 90.0% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.2% | 86.6% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.7% | 85.0% | 86.5% | 4 |
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More health data for Liberia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,097 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,457 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0318 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0316 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Liberia?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Liberia was 85.0% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.0% in 2023.
- How does Liberia rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and?
- Liberia ranks 27th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Liberia 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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