TABLE 4.

Frequency of Appearance of Cooking Fuels in EquityTools by Country Income Group,a No. (%)

Cooking FuelLow-Income Countries
(N=43)
Lower-Middle-Income Countries
(N=43)
Upper-Middle-Income Countries
(N=12)
Agricultural products (crops, straw, shrubs, grass)2 (4.7)2 (4.7)
Animal dung1 (2.3)
Charcoal18 (41.9)2 (4.7)1 (8.3)
Electricity4 (9.3)4 (9.3)1 (8.3)
Kerosene1 (2.3)
Cooking gas (LPG, natural, biogas)4 (9.3)24 (55.8)3 (25.0)
Wood33 (76.7)24 (55.8)1 (8.3)
  • Abbreviation: LPG, liquefied petroleum gas.

  • a Contains data from all EquityTools. Some EquityTools contain more than one cooking fuel asset question.