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

Cambodia: Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and was 50.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
50.7%
Change on year
down 12.7%
World rank
74th
of 193 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1990
All-time low
50.7%
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

0204060801001990200620231990: 1001991: 99.91992: 99.91993: 99.81994: 99.81995: 99.71996: 99.61997: 99.51998: 99.41999: 99.22000: 99.12001: 992002: 98.72003: 98.52004: 98.42005: 98.12006: 97.92007: 97.62008: 97.32009: 96.92010: 96.32011: 95.72012: 94.72013: 93.52014: 922015: 90.22016: 87.62017: 84.62018: 80.92019: 76.22020: 70.72021: 64.52022: 58.12023: 50.7

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Cambodia recorded 50.7% 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 12.7% on the previous year and down 45.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Cambodia peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 50.7%, in 2023.

That places Cambodia 74th 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 Cambodia, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies for cooking (%) in Cambodia, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 100.0%
1991 99.9% -0.1%
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 99.0% -0.1%
2002 98.7% -0.3%
2003 98.5% -0.2%
2004 98.4% -0.1%
2005 98.1% -0.3%
2006 97.9% -0.2%
2007 97.6% -0.3%
2008 97.3% -0.3%
2009 96.9% -0.4%
2010 96.3% -0.6%
2011 95.7% -0.6%
2012 94.7% -1.0%
2013 93.5% -1.3%
2014 92.0% -1.7%
2015 90.2% -1.9%
2016 87.6% -2.9%
2017 84.6% -3.4%
2018 80.9% -4.4%
2019 76.2% -5.8%
2020 70.7% -7.2%
2021 64.5% -8.7%
2022 58.1% -10.0%
2023 50.7% -12.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 99.7% 99.2% 100.0% 10
2000s 98.2% 96.9% 99.1% 10
2010s 89.2% 76.2% 96.3% 10
2020s 61.0% 50.7% 70.7% 4

Countries ranked near Cambodia

  1. 71 Tuvalu 56.3% compare
  2. 72 Montenegro 56.0% compare
  3. 73 Paraguay 55.6% compare
  4. 75 Gabon 48.9% compare
  5. 76 Cape Verde 42.0% compare
  6. 77 Mexico 39.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Cambodia?
Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Cambodia was 50.7% 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 Cambodia?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and recorded in Cambodia?
The lowest recorded value was 50.7% in 2023.
How does Cambodia rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and?
Cambodia ranks 74th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and rising or falling in Cambodia?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cambodia 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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