Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and was 100.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 193 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1990
All-time low
99.6%
in 2003
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

0204060801001990200620231990: 1001991: 1001992: 1001993: 99.91994: 99.91995: 99.91996: 99.91997: 99.81998: 99.81999: 99.82000: 99.72001: 99.72002: 99.72003: 99.62004: 99.62005: 99.62006: 99.62007: 99.72008: 99.72009: 99.72010: 99.72011: 99.82012: 99.82013: 99.82014: 99.92015: 99.92016: 99.92017: 99.92018: 1002019: 1002020: 1002021: 1002022: 1002023: 100

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2023, proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Sierra Leone stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Sierra Leone peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 99.6%, in 2003.

Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies for cooking (%) in Sierra Leone, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 100.0%
1991 100.0% +0.0%
1992 100.0% +0.0%
1993 99.9% -0.1%
1994 99.9% +0.0%
1995 99.9% +0.0%
1996 99.9% +0.0%
1997 99.8% -0.1%
1998 99.8% +0.0%
1999 99.8% +0.0%
2000 99.7% -0.1%
2001 99.7% +0.0%
2002 99.7% +0.0%
2003 99.6% -0.1%
2004 99.6% +0.0%
2005 99.6% +0.0%
2006 99.6% +0.0%
2007 99.7% +0.1%
2008 99.7% +0.0%
2009 99.7% +0.0%
2010 99.7% +0.0%
2011 99.8% +0.1%
2012 99.8% +0.0%
2013 99.8% +0.0%
2014 99.9% +0.1%
2015 99.9% +0.0%
2016 99.9% +0.0%
2017 99.9% +0.0%
2018 100.0% +0.1%
2019 100.0% +0.0%
2020 100.0% +0.0%
2021 100.0% +0.0%
2022 100.0% +0.0%
2023 100.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 99.9% 99.8% 100.0% 10
2000s 99.7% 99.6% 99.7% 10
2010s 99.9% 99.7% 100.0% 10
2020s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 4

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 1 Liberia 100.0% compare
  2. 1 Guinea-Bissau 100.0% compare
  3. 1 Central African Republic 100.0% compare
  4. 1 South Sudan 100.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Sierra Leone?
Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Sierra Leone was 100.0% 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 Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 99.6% in 2003.
How does Sierra Leone rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and?
Sierra Leone ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sierra Leone 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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