Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Türkiye
Türkiye: Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and was 15.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Türkiye, 1990–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 15.8% for proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Türkiye peaked at 29.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 2023.
That places Türkiye 99th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.9% | — |
| 1991 | 28.9% | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 28.1% | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 26.9% | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 26.3% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 25.5% | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 24.6% | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 23.8% | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 23.1% | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 22.2% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 21.5% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 20.7% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 20.0% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 19.3% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 19.0% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 17.7% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 17.4% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 17.1% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16.1% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 15.8% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.9% | 22.2% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.9% | 17.1% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 16.1% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 15.8% | 16.1% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Türkiye?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Türkiye was 15.8% 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 Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 2023.
- How does Türkiye rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and?
- Türkiye ranks 99th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye 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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