Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean … technology in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean … technology was 20.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 20.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 20.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2000.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 22nd out of 23 groups 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 … technology in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.0% | — |
| 2001 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 20.0% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | 7.0% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 11.0% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 18.0% | 20.0% | 5 |
More energy & mining data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Energy intensity level of primary energy 3.81 (2023)
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption 68.4% (2023)
- International financial flows to developing countries in support of 3,738 (2024)
- Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity 42.61 (2024)
- Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural 60.4% (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of 0.7% (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) 8.82 (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) per capita 7.42 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 20.0% 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2000.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 22nd out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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