Table 1.
Fuel typeb | Respondents reporting use (%)b | Daily consumption rate (kg/capita/day) | Yearly national consumption |
---|---|---|---|
Waste (e.g. crops and dung) | 0.9 | N/A | N/A |
Wood | 98.2 | 1.48 (41) | 5.64 Tg (41) |
Charcoal | 72.9 | 0.03 (41) | 0.13 Tg (41) |
Liquid petroleum gas | 2.3 | N/A | N/A |
Electricity | 0.0 | N/A | 500,000 MWh (44) |
aRespondents from the Demographic and Surveillance System (DSS) survey on demographics and health from a catchment area of approximately 1,775 km2 covering 74,000 households (43).
bOut of a sample of 221 respondents. Many households reported using multiple types of fuel. (Yamamoto unpublished, 2009).