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
Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Cambodia, 1990–2023
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,125 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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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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