Share of population using electricity as primary cooking source in Ghana 2013-2021
electricity were sold in Ghana. However, when electricity is not used for cooking, residents consume energy from cheaper sources such as charcoal and firewood.
As of 2021, 0.29 percent of Ghana's population used electricity as the main source for cooking. The share has kept relatively stable since 2013. According to the source, in the same year, people living in rural communities slightly preferred electricity as a source for cooking more than those in urban areas. In 2021, around 11.4 thousand gigawatt hours of