WHO Household Energy Database 1974-2008

The WHO Household Energy Database contains information on household energy for cooking and cooking stoves covering 143 countries for the years 1974-2008. The information in this database reports responses to questions from nationally representative surveys on the primary cooking fuel in each household interviewed. A subset of the available surveys also include questions on stove type, cooking exhaust, and cooking location. Solid fuels comprise wood, charcoal, agricultural residues, dung, and coal.

Full datasets are available upon request.