Understanding the determinants of household cooking-fuel choice in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from Nigeria

Aminu, R. O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4746-354X, Dzudzor, M. A., Oyawole, F. P. and Afolayan, S. O. (2024) Understanding the determinants of household cooking-fuel choice in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from Nigeria. Clean Energy, 8 (2). pp. 144-155. ISSN 2515-396X doi: 10.1093/ce/zkae013

Abstract/Summary

Overreliance on traditional cooking fuels by agricultural households poses a significant obstacle to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 7 by 2030 in Nigeria. Despite the emerging recognition of remittances as a crucial factor influencing cooking-fuel choices in the energy-transition literature, there is a paucity of studies examining this influence in Nigeria. Using data from 4400 agricultural households sourced from the fourth wave of the Nigerian Living Standard Measurement Survey data sets, this study examined the influence of remittances on cooking-fuel choices, among other factors in Nigeria. Employing descriptive statistics and the multinomial logit regression model, the analysis reveals that traditional cooking fuels, including wood, crop residue and animal dung, continue to dominate the cooking-fuel landscape. The empirical result of the multinomial logit model showed that households that receive remittances are more likely to use modern cooking fuels. Furthermore, wealthier, more educated households with access to electricity are more likely to use modern and transitional cooking fuels than traditional cooking fuels. Based on the findings, the study suggests the incentivization of remittances into the country through the reduction in associated transaction costs and accelerated public infrastructural investment in affordable electricity and good road networks to connect rural areas to gas-supply networks to drive the transition to modern cooking energy. Additionally, educational and awareness campaigns about the health risks associated with traditional cooking energy, particularly indoor air pollution, should be encouraged, especially in rural areas.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/id/eprint/115777
Identification Number/DOI	10.1093/ce/zkae013
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Life Sciences > School of Agriculture, Policy and Development
Uncontrolled Keywords	Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Environmental Engineering
Publisher	Oxford University Press
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