Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and was 92.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Timor-Leste, 1990–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 92.6% for proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Timor-Leste peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 92.6%, in 2023.
That places Timor-Leste 40th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100.0% | — |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 99.4% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 98.8% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 98.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 98.2% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 97.8% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 97.4% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 96.5% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 95.3% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 94.8% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 94.3% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 93.8% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 93.3% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 92.6% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.6% | 99.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.0% | 94.8% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.5% | 92.6% | 94.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Timor-Leste?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Timor-Leste was 92.6% 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 Timor-Leste?
- 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 Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.6% in 2023.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and?
- Timor-Leste ranks 40th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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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