Household Energy Demand in Typical Nigerian Rural Communities

Olorunjuwon David Adetayo, Gbenga John Oladehinde, Samson A. Adeyinka and Adejompo Fagbohunka
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Olorunjuwon David Adetayo: Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Gbenga John Oladehinde: Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Samson A. Adeyinka: Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Adejompo Fagbohunka: Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Nigeria

European Journal of Business Science and Technology, 2021, vol. 7, issue 2, 165-185

Abstract: This research investigates factors influencing domestic energy demand among rural households. Data were collected from 260 randomly sampled household heads in the study area. Descriptive statistics, ANOVA, and Tobit regression were used for the analysis. Tobit regression results revealed that gender, household size, income, occupation, farm size, and per capita expenditure were significant in influencing the use of fuelwood; age, gender, household size, occupation, education, and per capita expenditure for charcoal, while age, marital status, income, education and per capita expenditure were significant determinants in the use of kerosene. Also, income, occupation, and per capita expenditure were the factors influencing the use of electricity among rural households in the study area. The study concluded that apart from income, other household variables were significant in determining energy usage. The study, therefore, recommended that government and stakeholders should develop policies that will promote the use of safe, reliable, and clean energy sources in order to reduce the negative environmental consequences while also enhancing human life quality.

Keywords: households' demand; domestic energy; fuel switching; fuel stacking; Nigeria (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I32 Q40 R20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.11118/ejobsat.2021.006

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