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

Kenya: Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and was 88.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
88.6%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
50th
of 193 countries
All-time high
99.9%
in 1990
All-time low
88.6%
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

0204060801001990200620231990: 99.91991: 99.81992: 99.81993: 99.81994: 99.81995: 99.71996: 99.71997: 99.71998: 99.61999: 99.52000: 99.52001: 99.42002: 99.32003: 99.32004: 99.22005: 99.12006: 992007: 98.82008: 98.72009: 98.62010: 98.42011: 98.12012: 97.92013: 97.52014: 97.12015: 96.72016: 96.12017: 95.52018: 94.72019: 93.82020: 92.72021: 91.52022: 90.22023: 88.6

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Kenya is 88.6%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Kenya peaked at 99.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 88.6%, in 2023.

Kenya ranks 50th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies for cooking (%) in Kenya, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 99.9%
1991 99.8% -0.1%
1992 99.8% +0.0%
1993 99.8% +0.0%
1994 99.8% +0.0%
1995 99.7% -0.1%
1996 99.7% +0.0%
1997 99.7% +0.0%
1998 99.6% -0.1%
1999 99.5% -0.1%
2000 99.5% +0.0%
2001 99.4% -0.1%
2002 99.3% -0.1%
2003 99.3% +0.0%
2004 99.2% -0.1%
2005 99.1% -0.1%
2006 99.0% -0.1%
2007 98.8% -0.2%
2008 98.7% -0.1%
2009 98.6% -0.1%
2010 98.4% -0.2%
2011 98.1% -0.3%
2012 97.9% -0.2%
2013 97.5% -0.4%
2014 97.1% -0.4%
2015 96.7% -0.4%
2016 96.1% -0.6%
2017 95.5% -0.6%
2018 94.7% -0.8%
2019 93.8% -1.0%
2020 92.7% -1.2%
2021 91.5% -1.3%
2022 90.2% -1.4%
2023 88.6% -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 99.7% 99.5% 99.9% 10
2000s 99.1% 98.6% 99.5% 10
2010s 96.6% 93.8% 98.4% 10
2020s 90.8% 88.6% 92.7% 4

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 47 Nicaragua 89.6% compare
  2. 48 Bangladesh 89.2% compare
  3. 49 Bosnia and Herzegovina 89.0% compare
  4. 51 Namibia 86.5% compare
  5. 52 Ghana 85.9% compare
  6. 53 Cook Islands 83.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Kenya?
Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Kenya was 88.6% 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 Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 1990.
What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 88.6% in 2023.
How does Kenya rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and?
Kenya ranks 50th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kenya 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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