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5 million Nigerians gain clean cooking access annually, but it’s not enough, experts say

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Nigeria achieved the third-fastest increase in clean cooking access among African nations between 2020 and 2024, with an average of 5.4 million people gaining access annually. Despite this progress, 168 million Nigerians still relied on polluting fuels in 2024, and actual fuelwood consumption continues to decline while population growth remains high.

Key points

• Between 2020 and 2024, an average of 5.4 million Nigerians gained access to clean cooking annually, making Nigeria the third-fastest improving country in Africa after Côte d'Ivoire and Kenya.
• In 2024, approximately 168 million Nigerians still cooked with polluting fuels, representing nearly three-quarters of the population despite significant progress.

Context

Nigeria spent over a decade shifting households away from traditional fuels like firewood, charcoal, and kerosene. The International Energy Agency reports that Nigeria added about 4.8 million people annually between 2022 and 2025, yet the share of the population with clean cooking access rose by only 2.3 percentage points a year.

Limitations

Data covers the period 2020-2024 and relies on IEA and Worldometer estimates; actual fuelwood consumption trends are not fully quantified in this source.

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