Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Iraq

Iraq: Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and was 0.6% in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.6%
Change on year
down 14.3%
World rank
125th
of 193 countries
All-time high
93.6%
in 1990
All-time low
0.6%
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

0204060801001990200620231990: 93.61991: 91.81992: 89.91993: 86.81994: 83.91995: 79.91996: 75.61997: 70.21998: 65.31999: 59.12000: 53.12001: 47.22002: 412003: 35.52004: 29.92005: 252006: 20.92007: 17.42008: 14.22009: 11.52010: 9.52011: 7.82012: 6.22013: 52014: 42015: 3.22016: 2.52017: 2.12018: 1.72019: 1.42020: 1.12021: 0.92022: 0.72023: 0.6

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Iraq is 0.6%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 14.3% on the previous year and down 88.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Iraq peaked at 93.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2023.

Iraq ranks 125th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies for cooking (%) in Iraq, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 93.6%
1991 91.8% -1.9%
1992 89.9% -2.1%
1993 86.8% -3.4%
1994 83.9% -3.3%
1995 79.9% -4.8%
1996 75.6% -5.4%
1997 70.2% -7.1%
1998 65.3% -7.0%
1999 59.1% -9.4%
2000 53.1% -10.2%
2001 47.2% -11.1%
2002 41.0% -13.1%
2003 35.5% -13.4%
2004 29.9% -15.6%
2005 25.0% -16.5%
2006 20.9% -16.4%
2007 17.4% -16.7%
2008 14.2% -18.4%
2009 11.5% -19.0%
2010 9.5% -17.4%
2011 7.8% -17.9%
2012 6.2% -20.5%
2013 5.0% -19.4%
2014 4.0% -20.0%
2015 3.2% -20.0%
2016 2.5% -20.3%
2017 2.1% -17.6%
2018 1.7% -19.0%
2019 1.4% -17.6%
2020 1.1% -21.4%
2021 0.9% -18.2%
2022 0.7% -22.2%
2023 0.6% -14.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 79.6% 59.1% 93.6% 10
2000s 29.6% 11.5% 53.1% 10
2010s 4.3% 1.4% 9.5% 10
2020s 0.8% 0.6% 1.1% 4

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 122 Mauritius 0.9% compare
  2. 122 Algeria 0.9% compare
  3. 122 Jordan 0.9% compare
  4. 125 Belarus 0.6% compare
  5. 127 Tunisia 0.2% compare
  6. 127 Maldives 0.2% compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

More health data for Iraq

All data for Iraq →

Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Iraq?
Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Iraq was 0.6% 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 Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 93.6% in 1990.
What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2023.
How does Iraq rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and?
Iraq ranks 125th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is down 88.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Iraq 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Iraq. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 03 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-population-with-primary-reliance-on-polluting-fuels-and-technologies-for/iraq/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-population-with-primary-reliance-on-polluting-fuels-and-technologies-for/iraq/">Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Iraq</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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
Last refreshed