Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and was 63.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Nicaragua, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 63.0% for proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Nicaragua peaked at 63.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 2000.
That places Nicaragua 139th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.0% | — |
| 2001 | 36.0% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 37.0% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 37.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 38.0% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 39.0% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 40.0% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 41.0% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 42.0% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 45.0% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 47.0% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 49.0% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 51.0% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 54.0% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 55.0% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 57.0% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 58.0% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 59.0% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 61.0% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.7% | 35.0% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 43.0% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.6% | 58.0% | 63.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More energy & mining data for Nicaragua
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.3302 % 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 12.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Nicaragua?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Nicaragua was 63.0% 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 63.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 2000.
- How does Nicaragua rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and?
- Nicaragua ranks 139th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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