Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Somalia

Somalia: Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and was 42.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
42.0%
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
71st
of 159 countries
All-time high
88.6%
in 1990
All-time low
42.0%
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

0204060801990200620231990: 88.61991: 88.41992: 88.51993: 88.31994: 88.51995: 88.31996: 88.21997: 87.91998: 87.61999: 87.42000: 87.12001: 86.52002: 85.82003: 85.12004: 84.62005: 83.42006: 82.52007: 81.12008: 79.72009: 77.92010: 76.52011: 74.72012: 72.52013: 70.22014: 67.42015: 64.82016: 62.12017: 59.22018: 55.82019: 53.22020: 50.32021: 47.32022: 44.52023: 42

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Somalia recorded 42.0% for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 40.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Somalia peaked at 88.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 2023.

That places Somalia 71st 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 Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking, by fuel type (%) in Somalia, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 88.6%
1991 88.4% -0.2%
1992 88.5% +0.1%
1993 88.3% -0.2%
1994 88.5% +0.2%
1995 88.3% -0.2%
1996 88.2% -0.1%
1997 87.9% -0.3%
1998 87.6% -0.3%
1999 87.4% -0.2%
2000 87.1% -0.3%
2001 86.5% -0.7%
2002 85.8% -0.8%
2003 85.1% -0.8%
2004 84.6% -0.6%
2005 83.4% -1.4%
2006 82.5% -1.1%
2007 81.1% -1.7%
2008 79.7% -1.7%
2009 77.9% -2.3%
2010 76.5% -1.8%
2011 74.7% -2.4%
2012 72.5% -2.9%
2013 70.2% -3.2%
2014 67.4% -4.0%
2015 64.8% -3.9%
2016 62.1% -4.2%
2017 59.2% -4.7%
2018 55.8% -5.7%
2019 53.2% -4.7%
2020 50.3% -5.5%
2021 47.3% -6.0%
2022 44.5% -5.9%
2023 42.0% -5.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 88.2% 87.4% 88.6% 10
2000s 83.4% 77.9% 87.1% 10
2010s 65.6% 53.2% 76.5% 10
2020s 46.0% 42.0% 50.3% 4

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 68 Latvia 46.8% compare
  2. 69 Tuvalu 46.5% compare
  3. 70 Cambodia 44.4% compare
  4. 72 Cape Verde 41.2% compare
  5. 73 Fiji 39.6% compare
  6. 74 Mexico 39.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Somalia?
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Somalia was 42.0% 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 Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 88.6% in 1990.
What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 2023.
How does Somalia rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and?
Somalia ranks 71st out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
Is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Somalia 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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