Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Ghana
Ghana: Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and was 35.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Ghana is 35.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Ghana peaked at 35.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2000.
That places Ghana 162nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 fuels and in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.0% | — |
| 2001 | 8.0% | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 21.0% | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 27.0% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 28.0% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 30.0% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 31.0% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 33.0% | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 35.0% | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 7.0% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 15.0% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.4% | 28.0% | 35.0% | 5 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.27 % 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 32.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Ghana?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Ghana was 35.0% 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and?
- Ghana ranks 162nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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