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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Biofuel consumption rates and patterns in Kenya
Biomass and Bioenergy, Volume 20, No. 2, Year 2001
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Description
A questionnaire survey was conducted in rural and urban Kenya to establish biofuel consumption rates and patterns. The survey targeted households, commercial catering enterprises and public institutions such as schools and colleges. Firewood was the main biofuel used, mostly by rural households, who consumed the commodity at average consumption rates in the range 0.8-2.7 kg cap-1 day-1. Charcoal was mostly consumed by the urban households at weighted average rates in the range 0.18-0.69 kg cap-1 day-1. The consumption rates and patterns for these fuels by restaurants and academic institutions, and those for crop residues are also reported. The rates largely depended on the fuel availability but differed significantly among the three consumer groups and between rural and urban households. Other factors which may have influenced consumption rates are discussed. Although good fuelwood sufficiency was reported in the country in 1997, there were increasing difficulties in accessing these resources by most households, a situation having both short- and long-term implications for biofuel consumption rates and patterns. © 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Kituyi, Evans N.
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
Marufu, Lackson T.
Germany, Mainz
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Huber, Beate
Germany, Mainz
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
O. Wandiga, Shem
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
O. Jumba, Isaac
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
O. Andreae, Meinrat
Germany, Mainz
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Helas, Günther
Germany, Mainz
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Statistics
Citations: 94
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/S0961-9534(00)00072-6
ISSN:
09619534
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Kenya