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

Nigeria: Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and was 90.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
90.3%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
46th
of 193 countries
All-time high
99.9%
in 1990
All-time low
90.3%
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

0204060801001990200620231990: 99.91991: 99.91992: 99.91993: 99.91994: 99.91995: 99.91996: 99.91997: 99.91998: 99.81999: 99.82000: 99.82001: 99.82002: 99.82003: 99.82004: 99.72005: 99.72006: 99.62007: 99.62008: 99.52009: 99.42010: 99.32011: 99.22012: 992013: 98.72014: 98.32015: 97.92016: 97.32017: 96.62018: 95.82019: 94.72020: 93.52021: 92.42022: 91.32023: 90.3

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Nigeria is 90.3%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Nigeria peaked at 99.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 90.3%, in 2023.

Nigeria ranks 46th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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 Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies for cooking (%) in Nigeria, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 99.9%
1991 99.9% +0.0%
1992 99.9% +0.0%
1993 99.9% +0.0%
1994 99.9% +0.0%
1995 99.9% +0.0%
1996 99.9% +0.0%
1997 99.9% +0.0%
1998 99.8% -0.1%
1999 99.8% +0.0%
2000 99.8% +0.0%
2001 99.8% +0.0%
2002 99.8% +0.0%
2003 99.8% +0.0%
2004 99.7% -0.1%
2005 99.7% +0.0%
2006 99.6% -0.1%
2007 99.6% +0.0%
2008 99.5% -0.1%
2009 99.4% -0.1%
2010 99.3% -0.1%
2011 99.2% -0.1%
2012 99.0% -0.2%
2013 98.7% -0.3%
2014 98.3% -0.4%
2015 97.9% -0.4%
2016 97.3% -0.6%
2017 96.6% -0.7%
2018 95.8% -0.8%
2019 94.7% -1.1%
2020 93.5% -1.3%
2021 92.4% -1.2%
2022 91.3% -1.2%
2023 90.3% -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 99.9% 99.8% 99.9% 10
2000s 99.7% 99.4% 99.8% 10
2010s 97.7% 94.7% 99.3% 10
2020s 91.9% 90.3% 93.5% 4

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 43 Angola 91.6% compare
  2. 44 Senegal 91.2% compare
  3. 45 Vanuatu 91.0% compare
  4. 47 Nicaragua 89.6% compare
  5. 48 Bangladesh 89.2% compare
  6. 49 Bosnia and Herzegovina 89.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Nigeria?
Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Nigeria was 90.3% 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 Nigeria?
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 Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 90.3% in 2023.
How does Nigeria rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and?
Nigeria ranks 46th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nigeria 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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