Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in SEAR
SEAR: Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and was 37.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
37.5%
Change on year
down 10.0%
Rank
6th
of 13 groups
All-time high
89.5%
in 1990
All-time low
37.5%
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in SEAR, 1990–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
SEAR recorded 37.5% 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 10.0% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in SEAR peaked at 89.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 2023.
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 SEAR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 89.5% | — |
| 1991 | 89.3% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 89.1% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 88.7% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 88.5% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 88.1% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 87.8% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 87.4% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 87.1% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 86.8% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 86.5% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 86.1% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 85.8% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 85.5% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 85.0% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 84.7% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 84.2% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 83.6% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 82.9% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 82.2% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 80.6% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 79.3% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 77.3% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 74.8% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 72.1% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 69.1% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 65.6% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 61.8% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 58.0% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 54.0% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 49.7% | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 45.5% | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 41.6% | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 37.5% | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.2% | 86.8% | 89.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.6% | 82.2% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.3% | 54.0% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.6% | 37.5% | 49.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near SEAR
- 3 Chad 97.3% compare
- 4 Ethiopia 97.2% compare
- 5 Gambia 96.4% compare
- 6 Guinea-Bissau 94.6% compare
- 7 South Sudan 94.3% compare
- 8 Solomon Islands 94.2% compare
- 9 Burkina Faso 93.8% compare
More health data for SEAR
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 1.94 (2024)
- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 493.79 (2023)
- Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for 470.67 (2023)
- Prevalence of diabetes, crude 20.36 (2022)
- Measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (MCV1) immunization coverage 96.0% (2025)
- Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis first-dose (DTP1) 96.0% (2025)
- New HIV infections 0.1 (2025)
- BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 91.0% (2025)
- Mean total cholesterol, crude 4.3 (2018)
- Mean HDL cholesterol, crude 1.1 (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in SEAR?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in SEAR was 37.5% 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 SEAR?
- The highest recorded value was 89.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and recorded in SEAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 2023.
- How does SEAR rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and?
- SEAR ranks 6th out of 13 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and rising or falling in SEAR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SEAR 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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