Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and was 37.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Zimbabwe, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 37.0% for proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Zimbabwe peaked at 37.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2008.
That places Zimbabwe 161st 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.0% | — |
| 2001 | 33.0% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 32.0% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 31.0% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 30.0% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 29.0% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 30.0% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 31.0% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 32.0% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 33.0% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 34.0% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 35.0% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 35.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 36.0% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 37.0% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.0% | 29.0% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 30.0% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.4% | 34.0% | 37.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Zimbabwe?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Zimbabwe was 37.0% 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 37.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2008.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and?
- Zimbabwe ranks 161st out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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