Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean … technology in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean … technology was 30.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
30.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
168th
of 207 countries
All-time high
31.0%
in 2018
All-time low
7.0%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Afghanistan stood at 30.0%.
That represents a change of up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Afghanistan peaked at 31.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2000.
Afghanistan ranks 168th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean … technology in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.0% | — |
| 2001 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 12.0% | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 19.0% | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 21.0% | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 25.0% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 29.0% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 31.0% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 30.0% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 30.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 5.0%, 6.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 30.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 100.0%, 30% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.0% | 7.0% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 19.0% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 30.0% | 31.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More energy & mining data for Afghanistan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2020)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 22.7% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Afghanistan?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Afghanistan was 30.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and?
- Afghanistan ranks 168th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technology (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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