Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Niger

Niger: Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and was 98.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
98.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 159 countries
All-time high
99.1%
in 1999
All-time low
98.4%
in 2022
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Niger, 1990–2023

0204060801001990200620231990: 98.61991: 98.61992: 98.71993: 98.81994: 98.91995: 98.91996: 98.91997: 991998: 991999: 99.12000: 992001: 992002: 99.12003: 992004: 992005: 992006: 992007: 992008: 98.92009: 98.92010: 98.92011: 98.92012: 98.82013: 98.82014: 98.82015: 98.72016: 98.72017: 98.72018: 98.62019: 98.62020: 98.52021: 98.52022: 98.42023: 98.4

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Niger recorded 98.4% 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 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Niger peaked at 99.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 98.4%, in 2022.

Niger ranks 1st of 159 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Niger, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking, by fuel type (%) in Niger, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 98.6%
1991 98.6% +0.0%
1992 98.7% +0.1%
1993 98.8% +0.1%
1994 98.9% +0.1%
1995 98.9% +0.0%
1996 98.9% +0.0%
1997 99.0% +0.1%
1998 99.0% +0.0%
1999 99.1% +0.1%
2000 99.0% -0.1%
2001 99.0% +0.0%
2002 99.1% +0.1%
2003 99.0% -0.1%
2004 99.0% +0.0%
2005 99.0% +0.0%
2006 99.0% +0.0%
2007 99.0% +0.0%
2008 98.9% -0.1%
2009 98.9% +0.0%
2010 98.9% +0.0%
2011 98.9% +0.0%
2012 98.8% -0.1%
2013 98.8% +0.0%
2014 98.8% +0.0%
2015 98.7% -0.1%
2016 98.7% +0.0%
2017 98.7% +0.0%
2018 98.6% -0.1%
2019 98.6% +0.0%
2020 98.5% -0.1%
2021 98.5% +0.0%
2022 98.4% -0.1%
2023 98.4% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 98.8% 98.6% 99.1% 10
2000s 99.0% 98.9% 99.1% 10
2010s 98.8% 98.6% 98.9% 10
2020s 98.5% 98.4% 98.5% 4

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 2 Central African Republic 98.1% compare
  2. 3 Chad 97.3% compare
  3. 4 Ethiopia 97.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Niger?
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Niger was 98.4% 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 Niger?
The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 1999.
What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 98.4% in 2022.
How does Niger rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and?
Niger ranks 1st out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
Is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Niger 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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