Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands: Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and was 94.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
94.2%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
8th
of 159 countries
All-time high
96.6%
in 2011
All-time low
89.3%
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

0204060801001990200620231990: 89.31991: 89.51992: 90.31993: 90.91994: 91.41995: 91.81996: 92.21997: 92.91998: 93.41999: 93.72000: 942001: 94.52002: 94.92003: 95.12004: 95.52005: 95.82006: 95.92007: 96.22008: 96.32009: 96.42010: 96.52011: 96.62012: 96.62013: 96.62014: 96.52015: 96.42016: 96.32017: 96.12018: 95.92019: 95.72020: 95.42021: 95.12022: 94.62023: 94.2

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Solomon Islands is 94.2%, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Solomon Islands peaked at 96.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 89.3%, in 1990.

That places Solomon Islands 8th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking, by fuel type (%) in Solomon Islands, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 89.3%
1991 89.5% +0.2%
1992 90.3% +0.9%
1993 90.9% +0.7%
1994 91.4% +0.6%
1995 91.8% +0.4%
1996 92.2% +0.4%
1997 92.9% +0.8%
1998 93.4% +0.5%
1999 93.7% +0.3%
2000 94.0% +0.3%
2001 94.5% +0.5%
2002 94.9% +0.4%
2003 95.1% +0.2%
2004 95.5% +0.4%
2005 95.8% +0.3%
2006 95.9% +0.1%
2007 96.2% +0.3%
2008 96.3% +0.1%
2009 96.4% +0.1%
2010 96.5% +0.1%
2011 96.6% +0.1%
2012 96.6% +0.0%
2013 96.6% +0.0%
2014 96.5% -0.1%
2015 96.4% -0.1%
2016 96.3% -0.1%
2017 96.1% -0.2%
2018 95.9% -0.2%
2019 95.7% -0.2%
2020 95.4% -0.3%
2021 95.1% -0.3%
2022 94.6% -0.5%
2023 94.2% -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 91.5% 89.3% 93.7% 10
2000s 95.5% 94.0% 96.4% 10
2010s 96.3% 95.7% 96.6% 10
2020s 94.8% 94.2% 95.4% 4

Countries ranked near Solomon Islands

  1. 5 Gambia 96.4% compare
  2. 6 Guinea-Bissau 94.6% compare
  3. 7 South Sudan 94.3% compare
  4. 9 Burkina Faso 93.8% compare
  5. 10 Sierra Leone 93.6% compare
  6. 11 Marshall Islands 92.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Solomon Islands?
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Solomon Islands was 94.2% 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 Solomon Islands?
The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 2011.
What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and recorded in Solomon Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 89.3% in 1990.
How does Solomon Islands rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and?
Solomon Islands ranks 8th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
Is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Solomon Islands 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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