Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and was 89.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
89.2%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
48th
of 193 countries
All-time high
99.8%
in 1990
All-time low
89.2%
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

0204060801001990200620231990: 99.81991: 99.81992: 99.81993: 99.71994: 99.71995: 99.61996: 99.51997: 99.51998: 99.41999: 99.42000: 99.32001: 99.22002: 99.12003: 992004: 98.82005: 98.72006: 98.52007: 98.32008: 98.12009: 97.92010: 97.62011: 97.22012: 96.82013: 96.42014: 95.92015: 95.32016: 94.72017: 942018: 93.32019: 92.62020: 91.92021: 912022: 90.12023: 89.2

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 89.2% for proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Bangladesh peaked at 99.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 89.2%, in 2023.

That places Bangladesh 48th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 polluting fuels and in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies for cooking (%) in Bangladesh, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 99.8%
1991 99.8% +0.0%
1992 99.8% +0.0%
1993 99.7% -0.1%
1994 99.7% +0.0%
1995 99.6% -0.1%
1996 99.5% -0.1%
1997 99.5% +0.0%
1998 99.4% -0.1%
1999 99.4% +0.0%
2000 99.3% -0.1%
2001 99.2% -0.1%
2002 99.1% -0.1%
2003 99.0% -0.1%
2004 98.8% -0.2%
2005 98.7% -0.1%
2006 98.5% -0.2%
2007 98.3% -0.2%
2008 98.1% -0.2%
2009 97.9% -0.2%
2010 97.6% -0.3%
2011 97.2% -0.4%
2012 96.8% -0.4%
2013 96.4% -0.4%
2014 95.9% -0.5%
2015 95.3% -0.6%
2016 94.7% -0.6%
2017 94.0% -0.7%
2018 93.3% -0.7%
2019 92.6% -0.8%
2020 91.9% -0.8%
2021 91.0% -1.0%
2022 90.1% -1.0%
2023 89.2% -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 99.6% 99.4% 99.8% 10
2000s 98.7% 97.9% 99.3% 10
2010s 95.4% 92.6% 97.6% 10
2020s 90.5% 89.2% 91.9% 4

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 45 Vanuatu 91.0% compare
  2. 46 Nigeria 90.3% compare
  3. 47 Nicaragua 89.6% compare
  4. 49 Bosnia and Herzegovina 89.0% compare
  5. 50 Kenya 88.6% compare
  6. 51 Namibia 86.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Bangladesh?
Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Bangladesh was 89.2% 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 Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 1990.
What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 89.2% in 2023.
How does Bangladesh rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and?
Bangladesh ranks 48th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bangladesh 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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Indicator
Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies for cooking (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
202 places, 6,868 data points, 1990–2023
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