Cooking Fuel

https://publicschema.org/vocab/cooking-fuel

draft

The primary fuel used by the household for cooking, classified according to the WHO Household Energy categories.

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Standard reference

WHO Household Energy Database (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/air-pollution/household-air-pollution)

WHO classification of household cooking fuels for monitoring clean energy access (SDG 7.1.2).

Values

Code Label Standard code Definition
electricity Electricity Cooking using electric stoves, induction cooktops, or other electrically powered cooking appliances.
lpg_natural_gas LPG/natural gas Cooking using liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), natural gas, or biogas piped or from cylinders.
biogas Biogas Cooking using gas produced from anaerobic digestion of organic matter (animal dung, crop residue, food waste).
kerosene Kerosene Cooking using kerosene (paraffin) as fuel in stoves or lamps.
coal_lignite Coal/lignite Cooking using coal, lignite, or charcoal briquettes made from coal.
charcoal Charcoal Cooking using charcoal produced from wood or other biomass through pyrolysis.
wood Wood Cooking using firewood, wood chips, or sawdust.
straw_shrubs_grass Straw/shrubs/grass Cooking using straw, shrubs, grass, or other light plant materials.
agricultural_crop_waste Agricultural crop waste Cooking using crop residues such as husks, stalks, cobs, or bagasse.
animal_dung Animal dung Cooking using dried animal dung cakes or pellets.
no_food_cooked No food cooked in household The household does not cook food (eats out, receives prepared meals, or uses only cold food).
other Other A cooking fuel not covered by the other categories.

System mappings

dhs

System vocabulary: hv226 - Type of cooking fuel

System code System label cooking-fuel value
1 Electricity electricity
2 LPG lpg_natural_gas
3 Natural gas lpg_natural_gas
4 Biogas biogas
5 Kerosene kerosene
6 Coal, lignite coal_lignite
7 Charcoal charcoal
8 Wood wood
9 Straw/shrubs/grass straw_shrubs_grass
10 Agricultural crop agricultural_crop_waste
11 Animal dung animal_dung
95 No food cooked in house no_food_cooked
96 Other other

mics

System vocabulary: EU1 - Type of cookstove mainly used

System code System label cooking-fuel value
1 Electricity electricity
2 LPG/cooking gas lpg_natural_gas
3 Natural gas lpg_natural_gas
4 Biogas biogas
5 Kerosene kerosene
6 Coal/lignite coal_lignite
7 Charcoal charcoal
8 Wood wood
9 Straw/shrubs/grass straw_shrubs_grass
10 Agricultural crop agricultural_crop_waste
11 Animal dung animal_dung
95 No food cooked in household no_food_cooked
96 Other other

Referenced by this vocabulary

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