Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and was 79.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Afghanistan, 1990–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 79.6% for proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Afghanistan peaked at 99.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 79.6%, in 2023.
That places Afghanistan 57th out of 193 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 polluting fuels and in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 99.9% | — |
| 1991 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 98.8% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 98.5% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 98.2% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 97.9% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 97.4% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 96.9% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 96.3% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 95.6% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 94.9% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 94.1% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 93.1% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 92.2% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 91.2% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 90.1% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 88.9% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 87.7% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 86.6% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 85.5% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 84.3% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 83.2% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 80.8% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 79.6% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.7% | 99.2% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.4% | 94.9% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.4% | 84.3% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.4% | 79.6% | 83.2% | 4 |
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More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 812.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,735 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0131 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0106 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Afghanistan?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Afghanistan was 79.6% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.6% in 2023.
- How does Afghanistan rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and?
- Afghanistan ranks 57th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies for cooking (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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