Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and was 99.2% in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
99.2%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
19th
of 193 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1990
All-time low
99.2%
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 1990–2023

0204060801001990200620231990: 1001991: 1001992: 1001993: 1001994: 1001995: 1001996: 1001997: 1001998: 1001999: 1002000: 1002001: 1002002: 1002003: 99.92004: 1002005: 99.92006: 99.92007: 99.92008: 99.92009: 99.92010: 99.92011: 99.82012: 99.82013: 99.82014: 99.72015: 99.72016: 99.62017: 99.62018: 99.52019: 99.52020: 99.42021: 99.42022: 99.32023: 99.2

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Congo, Democratic Republic of the is 99.2%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 99.2%, in 2023.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 19th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies for cooking (%) in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 100.0%
1991 100.0% +0.0%
1992 100.0% +0.0%
1993 100.0% +0.0%
1994 100.0% +0.0%
1995 100.0% +0.0%
1996 100.0% +0.0%
1997 100.0% +0.0%
1998 100.0% +0.0%
1999 100.0% +0.0%
2000 100.0% +0.0%
2001 100.0% +0.0%
2002 100.0% +0.0%
2003 99.9% -0.1%
2004 100.0% +0.1%
2005 99.9% -0.1%
2006 99.9% +0.0%
2007 99.9% +0.0%
2008 99.9% +0.0%
2009 99.9% +0.0%
2010 99.9% +0.0%
2011 99.8% -0.1%
2012 99.8% +0.0%
2013 99.8% +0.0%
2014 99.7% -0.1%
2015 99.7% +0.0%
2016 99.6% -0.1%
2017 99.6% +0.0%
2018 99.5% -0.1%
2019 99.5% +0.0%
2020 99.4% -0.1%
2021 99.4% +0.0%
2022 99.3% -0.1%
2023 99.2% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 10
2000s 99.9% 99.9% 100.0% 10
2010s 99.7% 99.5% 99.9% 10
2020s 99.3% 99.2% 99.4% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 99.2% 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
The lowest recorded value was 99.2% in 2023.
How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 19th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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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
201 places, 6,834 data points, 1990–2023
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