Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in WPR
WPR: Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and was 25.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in WPR, 1990–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
WPR recorded 25.8% 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 7.3% on the previous year and down 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in WPR peaked at 79.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, 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 WPR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 79.8% | — |
| 1991 | 79.6% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 79.3% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 79.0% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 78.6% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 78.5% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 78.0% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 77.7% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 77.5% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 77.2% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 76.6% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 76.4% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 75.7% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 75.3% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 74.5% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 73.5% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 72.5% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 71.3% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 69.5% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 67.7% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 65.2% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 62.6% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 59.6% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 56.3% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 52.6% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 49.3% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 45.5% | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 42.1% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 39.0% | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 35.7% | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 33.0% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 30.3% | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 27.8% | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 25.8% | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.5% | 77.2% | 79.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.3% | 67.7% | 76.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 35.7% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 25.8% | 33.0% | 4 |
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More health data for WPR
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases 5,464 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases 159,013 (2025)
- Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 9.69 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 12.12 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 35.42 (2023)
- Number of deaths among adolescents 36,886 (2024)
- Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years 35,571 (2024)
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 1.24 (2024)
- Population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for 508.45 (2023)
- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 176.35 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in WPR?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in WPR was 25.8% 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 WPR?
- The highest recorded value was 79.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and recorded in WPR?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 2023.
- How does WPR rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and?
- WPR ranks 8th out of 13 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and rising or falling in WPR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WPR 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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