Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and was 90.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
90.8%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
17th
of 159 countries
All-time high
95.1%
in 2005
All-time low
90.8%
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

0204060801001990200620231990: 91.81991: 91.81992: 92.31993: 92.61994: 92.81995: 93.21996: 93.31997: 93.61998: 941999: 94.22000: 94.42001: 94.62002: 94.82003: 94.92004: 952005: 95.12006: 952007: 952008: 952009: 94.92010: 94.72011: 94.62012: 94.22013: 942014: 93.82015: 93.52016: 93.22017: 92.92018: 92.52019: 92.32020: 91.92021: 91.52022: 91.12023: 90.8

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Zimbabwe recorded 90.8% for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is down 0.3% 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 Zimbabwe peaked at 95.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 90.8%, in 2023.

Zimbabwe ranks 17th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking, by fuel type (%) in Zimbabwe, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 91.8%
1991 91.8% +0.0%
1992 92.3% +0.5%
1993 92.6% +0.3%
1994 92.8% +0.2%
1995 93.2% +0.4%
1996 93.3% +0.1%
1997 93.6% +0.3%
1998 94.0% +0.4%
1999 94.2% +0.2%
2000 94.4% +0.3%
2001 94.6% +0.2%
2002 94.8% +0.2%
2003 94.9% +0.1%
2004 95.0% +0.1%
2005 95.1% +0.1%
2006 95.0% -0.1%
2007 95.0% +0.0%
2008 95.0% +0.0%
2009 94.9% -0.1%
2010 94.7% -0.2%
2011 94.6% -0.1%
2012 94.2% -0.4%
2013 94.0% -0.2%
2014 93.8% -0.2%
2015 93.5% -0.3%
2016 93.2% -0.3%
2017 92.9% -0.3%
2018 92.5% -0.4%
2019 92.3% -0.2%
2020 91.9% -0.4%
2021 91.5% -0.4%
2022 91.1% -0.4%
2023 90.8% -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 93.0% 91.8% 94.2% 10
2000s 94.9% 94.4% 95.1% 10
2010s 93.6% 92.3% 94.7% 10
2020s 91.3% 90.8% 91.9% 4

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 14 Mali 91.5% compare
  2. 15 Timor-Leste 91.4% compare
  3. 16 Burundi 90.9% compare
  4. 18 Vanuatu 90.2% compare
  5. 19 Rwanda 89.8% compare
  6. 20 Nicaragua 89.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Zimbabwe?
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Zimbabwe was 90.8% 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 Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 95.1% in 2005.
What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 90.8% in 2023.
How does Zimbabwe rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and?
Zimbabwe ranks 17th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
Is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Zimbabwe 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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