Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Cook Islands

Cook Islands: Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and was 83.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
83.4%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
53rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
83.4%
in 2023
All-time low
63.1%
in 1999
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

0204060801990200620231990: 69.11991: 68.51992: 671993: 67.21994: 65.81995: 65.41996: 64.51997: 64.21998: 63.81999: 63.12000: 63.22001: 63.32002: 63.22003: 63.42004: 63.72005: 64.42006: 64.42007: 65.42008: 66.92009: 68.12010: 69.52011: 70.82012: 71.52013: 72.32014: 74.32015: 75.12016: 75.62017: 76.72018: 78.22019: 79.32020: 80.42021: 81.22022: 82.22023: 83.4

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Cook Islands is 83.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Cook Islands peaked at 83.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 63.1%, in 1999.

Cook Islands ranks 53rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Cook Islands, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies for cooking (%) in Cook Islands, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 69.1%
1991 68.5% -0.9%
1992 67.0% -2.1%
1993 67.2% +0.2%
1994 65.8% -2.1%
1995 65.4% -0.6%
1996 64.5% -1.3%
1997 64.2% -0.5%
1998 63.8% -0.7%
1999 63.1% -1.0%
2000 63.2% +0.2%
2001 63.3% +0.1%
2002 63.2% -0.2%
2003 63.4% +0.3%
2004 63.7% +0.5%
2005 64.4% +1.1%
2006 64.4% +0.0%
2007 65.4% +1.6%
2008 66.9% +2.3%
2009 68.1% +1.8%
2010 69.5% +2.1%
2011 70.8% +1.9%
2012 71.5% +1.0%
2013 72.3% +1.2%
2014 74.3% +2.7%
2015 75.1% +1.1%
2016 75.6% +0.7%
2017 76.7% +1.5%
2018 78.2% +1.9%
2019 79.3% +1.5%
2020 80.4% +1.3%
2021 81.2% +1.1%
2022 82.2% +1.2%
2023 83.4% +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 65.9% 63.1% 69.1% 10
2000s 64.6% 63.2% 68.1% 10
2010s 74.3% 69.5% 79.3% 10
2020s 81.8% 80.4% 83.4% 4

Countries ranked near Cook Islands

  1. 50 Kenya 88.6% compare
  2. 51 Namibia 86.5% compare
  3. 52 Ghana 85.9% compare
  4. 54 Guatemala 82.7% compare
  5. 55 Mongolia 81.0% compare
  6. 56 Mauritania 79.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Cook Islands?
Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Cook Islands was 83.4% 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 Cook Islands?
The highest recorded value was 83.4% in 2023.
What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and recorded in Cook Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 63.1% in 1999.
How does Cook Islands rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and?
Cook Islands ranks 53rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and rising or falling in Cook Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cook Islands 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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