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

Latest (2023)
84.9%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
29th
of 159 countries
All-time high
97.0%
in 1990
All-time low
84.9%
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

0204060801001990200620231990: 971991: 96.71992: 96.51993: 96.11994: 95.81995: 95.41996: 951997: 94.61998: 94.11999: 93.62000: 93.22001: 92.72002: 92.22003: 91.72004: 91.22005: 90.62006: 90.22007: 89.82008: 89.42009: 892010: 88.62011: 88.52012: 882013: 87.92014: 87.72015: 87.52016: 87.42017: 872018: 86.92019: 86.42020: 86.12021: 85.82022: 85.22023: 84.9

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

Annual values for Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking, by fuel type (%) in Uganda, 1990 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 26 Namibia 85.7% compare
  2. 27 Liberia 85.0% compare
  3. 28 Bosnia and Herzegovina 85.0% compare
  4. 30 Malawi 84.7% compare
  5. 31 Togo 84.2% compare
  6. 32 Micronesia, Federated States of 83.5% compare

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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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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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