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

Vanuatu: Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and was 91.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
91.0%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
45th
of 193 countries
All-time high
98.9%
in 1990
All-time low
91.0%
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

0204060801001990200620231990: 98.91991: 98.71992: 98.61993: 98.51994: 98.31995: 98.21996: 98.11997: 97.91998: 97.71999: 97.62000: 97.52001: 97.32002: 97.22003: 97.12004: 96.92005: 96.82006: 96.72007: 96.62008: 96.52009: 96.52010: 96.32011: 96.22012: 962013: 95.82014: 95.62015: 95.22016: 952017: 94.62018: 94.22019: 93.72020: 93.22021: 92.42022: 91.82023: 91

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Vanuatu recorded 91.0% 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 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Vanuatu peaked at 98.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 91.0%, in 2023.

That places Vanuatu 45th 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 Vanuatu, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies for cooking (%) in Vanuatu, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 98.9%
1991 98.7% -0.2%
1992 98.6% -0.1%
1993 98.5% -0.1%
1994 98.3% -0.2%
1995 98.2% -0.1%
1996 98.1% -0.1%
1997 97.9% -0.2%
1998 97.7% -0.2%
1999 97.6% -0.1%
2000 97.5% -0.1%
2001 97.3% -0.2%
2002 97.2% -0.1%
2003 97.1% -0.1%
2004 96.9% -0.2%
2005 96.8% -0.1%
2006 96.7% -0.1%
2007 96.6% -0.1%
2008 96.5% -0.1%
2009 96.5% +0.0%
2010 96.3% -0.2%
2011 96.2% -0.1%
2012 96.0% -0.2%
2013 95.8% -0.3%
2014 95.6% -0.2%
2015 95.2% -0.4%
2016 95.0% -0.2%
2017 94.6% -0.4%
2018 94.2% -0.4%
2019 93.7% -0.5%
2020 93.2% -0.6%
2021 92.4% -0.8%
2022 91.8% -0.6%
2023 91.0% -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 98.2% 97.6% 98.9% 10
2000s 96.9% 96.5% 97.5% 10
2010s 95.3% 93.7% 96.3% 10
2020s 92.1% 91.0% 93.2% 4

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 42 Côte d'Ivoire 92.4% compare
  2. 43 Angola 91.6% compare
  3. 44 Senegal 91.2% compare
  4. 46 Nigeria 90.3% compare
  5. 47 Nicaragua 89.6% compare
  6. 48 Bangladesh 89.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Vanuatu?
Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Vanuatu was 91.0% 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 Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 1990.
What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 91.0% in 2023.
How does Vanuatu rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and?
Vanuatu ranks 45th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Vanuatu 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
201 places, 6,834 data points, 1990–2023
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