Cooking Energy Transition in Nigeria: Adoption Rates and Influencing Factors of Clean Cooking Energy

Abstract

This study examines the transition in cooking energy adoption rates and key determinants of clean cooking fuels in Nigeria, utilising general household survey (GHS) data collected over four waves from 2010 to 2019 by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS): descriptive and summary statistics, ordinal logistic regression, and marginal effects analysis were deployed.

The findings indicate a positive, though limited, shift towards cleaner cooking fuels over the study period. Transitional fuels emerge as important interim options, helping to mitigate health and environmental risks while addressing economic and infrastructural challenges that hinder the direct adoption of clean energy. Key factors influencing the adoption of both transitional and clean fuels include gender, age, marital status, education, and informal savings. These variables are more strongly associated with the uptake of transitional fuels compared to traditional, unclean alternatives.