Cooking gas consumption rises to reduce kerosene use by 32pc

Cooking gas cylinders dealer in Kibra slums, Nairobi, on May 21, 2021. Consumption of LPG went up despite an increase in prices in 2024. [File, Standard]

The consumption of cooking gas in Kenya increased by 15 per cent in 2024 as households continued to ditch dirty fuels such as kerosene, whose usage dropped by 32 per cent.

The use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) went up to 414,880 metric tonnes over the 12 months to December last year from 360,590 metric tonnes in 2023, according to new data by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS).