Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in WPR
WPR: Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and was 23.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
23.1%
Change on year
down 7.0%
Rank
10th
of 13 groups
All-time high
55.0%
in 2009
All-time low
23.1%
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in WPR, 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 WPR is 23.1%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and down 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in WPR peaked at 55.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 2023.
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 WPR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.5% | — |
| 1991 | 25.3% | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 26.9% | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 28.7% | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 30.7% | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 32.4% | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 34.4% | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 36.5% | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 39.1% | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 40.9% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 43.0% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 45.0% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 47.1% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 48.9% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 51.0% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 52.3% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 53.6% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 54.7% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 54.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 55.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 54.4% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 52.7% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 51.2% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 49.0% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 46.6% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 43.7% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 40.8% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 37.9% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 35.3% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 32.1% | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 29.6% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 27.0% | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 24.9% | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 23.1% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.8% | 23.5% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.6% | 43.0% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.4% | 32.1% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 23.1% | 29.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WPR
- 7 South Sudan 94.3% compare
- 8 Solomon Islands 94.2% compare
- 9 Burkina Faso 93.8% compare
- 10 Sierra Leone 93.6% compare
- 11 Marshall Islands 92.9% compare
- 12 Cameroon 92.3% compare
- 13 Papua New Guinea 92.2% compare
More health data for WPR
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 1.24 (2024)
- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 176.35 (2023)
- Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for 152.67 (2023)
- Prevalence of diabetes, crude 12.94 (2022)
- Measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (MCV1) immunization coverage 89.0% (2025)
- Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis first-dose (DTP1) 91.0% (2025)
- New HIV infections 0.1 (2025)
- BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 92.0% (2025)
- Mean total cholesterol, crude 4.7 (2018)
- Mean HDL cholesterol, crude 1.3 (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in WPR?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in WPR was 23.1% 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 WPR?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and recorded in WPR?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 2023.
- How does WPR rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and?
- WPR ranks 10th out of 13 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and rising or falling in WPR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WPR 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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