Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in EMR
EMR: Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and was 45.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
45.2%
Change on year
down 2.1%
Rank
3rd
of 13 groups
All-time high
80.5%
in 1990
All-time low
45.2%
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in EMR, 1990–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in EMR is 45.2%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in EMR peaked at 80.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 45.2%, in 2023.
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 EMR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 80.5% | — |
| 1991 | 79.4% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 78.3% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 77.2% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 76.0% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 74.4% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 72.6% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 70.7% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 68.7% | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 66.8% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 65.1% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 63.5% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 62.0% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 60.9% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 59.8% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 58.9% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 58.1% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 57.4% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 56.8% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 56.2% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 55.6% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 54.9% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 54.1% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 53.5% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 52.7% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 52.0% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 51.1% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 50.4% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 49.6% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 48.8% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 48.0% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 47.1% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 46.1% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 45.2% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.5% | 66.8% | 80.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.9% | 56.2% | 65.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 48.8% | 55.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.6% | 45.2% | 48.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near EMR
- 1 Liberia 100.0% compare
- 1 Guinea-Bissau 100.0% compare
- 1 Central African Republic 100.0% compare
- 1 South Sudan 100.0% compare
- 1 Sierra Leone 100.0% compare
- 6 Guinea 99.9% compare
- 6 Burundi 99.9% compare
- 6 Chad 99.9% compare
- 6 Gambia 99.9% compare
- 6 Djibouti 99.9% compare
More health data for EMR
- Pertussis - number of reported cases 14,992 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases 524 (2025)
- Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 35.06 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 42.13 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 167.38 (2023)
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 3.61 (2024)
- Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years 66,236 (2024)
- Number of deaths among adolescents 52,267 (2024)
- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 172.72 (2023)
- Population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for 209.65 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in EMR?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in EMR was 45.2% 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 EMR?
- The highest recorded value was 80.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and recorded in EMR?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.2% in 2023.
- How does EMR rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and?
- EMR ranks 3rd out of 13 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and rising or falling in EMR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this EMR 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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