Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in EUR
EUR: Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and was 7.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
7.6%
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
12th
of 13 groups
All-time high
16.1%
in 1990
All-time low
7.4%
in 2019
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in EUR, 1990–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
EUR recorded 7.6% for proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in 2023.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in EUR peaked at 16.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2019.
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 EUR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.1% | — |
| 1991 | 15.8% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 15.5% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 15.1% | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 14.7% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 14.3% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 13.9% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 13.5% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 13.1% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 12.6% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 12.1% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 11.7% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 11.2% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 10.8% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.4% | 12.6% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 8.7% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 7.4% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 7.4% | 7.6% | 4 |
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- Pertussis - number of reported cases 52,021 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases 85 (2025)
- Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 6.52 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 7.7 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 11.16 (2023)
- Number of deaths among adolescents 10,454 (2024)
- Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years 8,827 (2024)
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 0.7826 (2024)
- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 18.78 (2023)
- Population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for 229.11 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in EUR?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in EUR was 7.6% 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 EUR?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and recorded in EUR?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2019.
- How does EUR rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and?
- EUR ranks 12th out of 13 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and rising or falling in EUR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this EUR 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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