Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Ghana
Ghana: Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and was 85.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Ghana, 1990–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 85.9% for proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Ghana peaked at 99.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 85.9%, in 2023.
That places Ghana 52nd 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 99.7% | — |
| 1991 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.1% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 98.8% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 98.5% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 98.3% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 98.1% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 97.8% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 97.5% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 97.2% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 96.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 96.6% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 96.2% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 95.7% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 95.1% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 94.7% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 93.4% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 92.6% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 91.2% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 90.2% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 89.3% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 88.3% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 87.2% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 85.9% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.4% | 99.0% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.8% | 96.6% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.5% | 90.2% | 96.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.7% | 85.9% | 89.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Ghana?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Ghana was 85.9% 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.9% in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and?
- Ghana ranks 52nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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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