Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in World
World: Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and was 44.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
44.8%
Change on year
down 3.8%
Rank
3rd
of 7 groups
All-time high
79.2%
in 1990
All-time low
44.8%
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in World, 1990–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
World recorded 44.8% for proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in World peaked at 79.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 44.8%, in 2023.
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 World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 79.2% | — |
| 1991 | 79.0% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 78.8% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 78.5% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 78.3% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 78.0% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 77.6% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 77.3% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 77.0% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 76.6% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 76.1% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 75.7% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 75.3% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 74.9% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 74.3% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 73.8% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 73.2% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 72.6% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 71.7% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 70.8% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 69.6% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 68.3% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 66.7% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 65.0% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 63.1% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 61.1% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 59.0% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 56.9% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 54.7% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 52.6% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 50.5% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 48.5% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 46.5% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 44.8% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.0% | 76.6% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.8% | 70.8% | 76.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 52.6% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.6% | 44.8% | 50.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 Liberia 100.0% compare
- 1 Guinea-Bissau 100.0% compare
- 1 Central African Republic 100.0% compare
- 1 South Sudan 100.0% compare
- 1 Sierra Leone 100.0% compare
- 6 Guinea 99.9% compare
- 6 Burundi 99.9% compare
- 6 Chad 99.9% compare
- 6 Gambia 99.9% compare
- 6 Djibouti 99.9% compare
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- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 30,206 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 411,913 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.3116 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1186 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in World?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in World was 44.8% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 79.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 2023.
- How does World rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and?
- World ranks 3rd out of 7 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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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