Only 13% of Ghanaian women rely on LPG for cooking, study shows

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Access to clean and efficient cooking fuel is essential for promoting good health, safeguarding the environment, and driving economic growth.

However, traditional solid fuels like charcoal and firewood remain widely used in Ghana, despite efforts to promote cleaner alternatives such as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

recent joint study by the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and the University and Energy and Natural Resources, analyzed the socio-economic factors influencing cooking fuel choices among 2,942 women of reproductive age. This was based on data from the 2019 Ghana Malaria Indicator Survey (GMIS).

The research published in the 2025 edition of PLOS One explored the relationship between factors such as educational attainment, wealth status, place of residence, and cooking fuel preferences.

The study revealed that only 13.77% of participants used LPG for cooking, while 86.23% relied on non-LPG fuels, such as firewood and charcoal.

Again, the study showed 96.54% of LPG users were educated women.

Also, the majority of LPG users (95.31%) were non-poor, with only 4.69% classified as poor.

Urban women accounted for 78.27% of LPG users, while rural women made up 21.73%.

The study recommends that the government of Ghana and its stakeholders focus on leveraging the influence of urban poor women and educated rural women to promote the adoption of LPG.

They again advocated for key strategies including: Engaging target groups through peer-to-peer learning and educational campaigns, introduce microfinance options, subsidies, and reliable LPG infrastructure to improve access.

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