Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Sudan

Sudan: Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and was 11.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
11.0%
Change on year
down 23.6%
World rank
101st
of 159 countries
All-time high
98.9%
in 1990
All-time low
11.0%
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

204060801001990200620231990: 98.91991: 98.71992: 98.51993: 98.21994: 97.81995: 97.51996: 971997: 96.51998: 95.81999: 95.12000: 94.12001: 93.12002: 91.82003: 90.52004: 88.72005: 86.92006: 84.62007: 82.22008: 79.52009: 76.12010: 72.42011: 68.52012: 64.72013: 59.32014: 54.42015: 49.32016: 43.42017: 37.82018: 32.62019: 27.12020: 22.62021: 18.32022: 14.42023: 11

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Sudan recorded 11.0% 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 23.6% on the previous year and down 81.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Sudan peaked at 98.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2023.

That places Sudan 101st 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 Sudan, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking, by fuel type (%) in Sudan, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 98.9%
1991 98.7% -0.2%
1992 98.5% -0.2%
1993 98.2% -0.3%
1994 97.8% -0.4%
1995 97.5% -0.3%
1996 97.0% -0.5%
1997 96.5% -0.5%
1998 95.8% -0.7%
1999 95.1% -0.7%
2000 94.1% -1.1%
2001 93.1% -1.1%
2002 91.8% -1.4%
2003 90.5% -1.4%
2004 88.7% -2.0%
2005 86.9% -2.0%
2006 84.6% -2.6%
2007 82.2% -2.8%
2008 79.5% -3.3%
2009 76.1% -4.3%
2010 72.4% -4.9%
2011 68.5% -5.4%
2012 64.7% -5.6%
2013 59.3% -8.3%
2014 54.4% -8.3%
2015 49.3% -9.4%
2016 43.4% -12.0%
2017 37.8% -12.9%
2018 32.6% -13.8%
2019 27.1% -16.9%
2020 22.6% -16.6%
2021 18.3% -19.0%
2022 14.4% -21.3%
2023 11.0% -23.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 97.4% 95.1% 98.9% 10
2000s 86.8% 76.1% 94.1% 10
2010s 50.9% 27.1% 72.4% 10
2020s 16.6% 11.0% 22.6% 4

Countries ranked near Sudan

  1. 98 Romania 12.2% compare
  2. 99 Ecuador 12.1% compare
  3. 100 El Salvador 11.9% compare
  4. 102 Croatia 10.7% compare
  5. 102 Tonga 10.7% compare
  6. 104 Ukraine 10.4% compare

See the full ranking of 174 places →

More health data for Sudan

All data for Sudan →

Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Sudan?
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Sudan was 11.0% 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 Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 1990.
What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and recorded in Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2023.
How does Sudan rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and?
Sudan ranks 101st out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
Is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and rising or falling in Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is down 81.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sudan 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Sudan. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-population-with-primary-reliance-on-fuels-and-technologies-for-cooking-by/sudan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-population-with-primary-reliance-on-fuels-and-technologies-for-cooking-by/sudan/">Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Sudan</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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
Last refreshed