Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Senegal

Senegal: Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and was 75.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
75.7%
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
45th
of 159 countries
All-time high
86.2%
in 1995
All-time low
75.7%
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

0204060801990200620231990: 85.11991: 85.31992: 85.61993: 85.81994: 861995: 86.21996: 86.11997: 86.11998: 85.81999: 85.72000: 85.42001: 85.32002: 84.92003: 84.62004: 84.52005: 84.52006: 84.52007: 84.52008: 84.52009: 84.42010: 84.42011: 84.22012: 84.12013: 83.82014: 83.42015: 832016: 82.42017: 81.92018: 812019: 80.32020: 79.22021: 78.12022: 772023: 75.7

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Senegal recorded 75.7% 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 1.7% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Senegal peaked at 86.2% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 75.7%, in 2023.

That places Senegal 45th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Senegal, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking, by fuel type (%) in Senegal, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 85.1%
1991 85.3% +0.2%
1992 85.6% +0.4%
1993 85.8% +0.2%
1994 86.0% +0.3%
1995 86.2% +0.2%
1996 86.1% -0.1%
1997 86.1% +0.0%
1998 85.8% -0.3%
1999 85.7% -0.1%
2000 85.4% -0.4%
2001 85.3% -0.1%
2002 84.9% -0.5%
2003 84.6% -0.4%
2004 84.5% -0.1%
2005 84.5% +0.0%
2006 84.5% +0.0%
2007 84.5% +0.1%
2008 84.5% -0.1%
2009 84.4% -0.1%
2010 84.4% +0.0%
2011 84.2% -0.2%
2012 84.1% -0.1%
2013 83.8% -0.4%
2014 83.4% -0.5%
2015 83.0% -0.5%
2016 82.4% -0.7%
2017 81.9% -0.6%
2018 81.0% -1.1%
2019 80.3% -0.9%
2020 79.2% -1.4%
2021 78.1% -1.4%
2022 77.0% -1.4%
2023 75.7% -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 85.8% 85.1% 86.2% 10
2000s 84.7% 84.4% 85.4% 10
2010s 82.8% 80.3% 84.4% 10
2020s 77.5% 75.7% 79.2% 4

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 42 Angola 79.5% compare
  2. 43 Haiti 78.1% compare
  3. 44 Afghanistan 77.3% compare
  4. 46 Comoros 75.2% compare
  5. 47 Kiribati 75.1% compare
  6. 48 Honduras 74.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Senegal?
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Senegal was 75.7% 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 Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 1995.
What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 75.7% in 2023.
How does Senegal rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and?
Senegal ranks 45th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
Is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Senegal 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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