Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Uganda
Uganda: Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and was 84.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Uganda, 1990–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Uganda is 84.9%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Uganda peaked at 97.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 84.9%, in 2023.
Uganda ranks 29th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 97.0% | — |
| 1991 | 96.7% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 96.5% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 96.1% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 95.8% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 95.4% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 95.0% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 94.6% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 94.1% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 93.6% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 93.2% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 92.7% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 92.2% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 91.7% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 91.2% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 90.6% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 90.2% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 89.8% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 89.4% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 89.0% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 88.6% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 88.5% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 87.9% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 87.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 87.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 87.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 86.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 86.4% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 86.1% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 85.8% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 85.2% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 84.9% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.5% | 93.6% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.0% | 89.0% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 86.4% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 84.9% | 86.1% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Uganda?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Uganda was 84.9% 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.9% in 2023.
- How does Uganda rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and?
- Uganda ranks 29th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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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