Kenya’s cooking gas consumption growth hinges on affordability

Liquified petroleum gas (LPG), also known as cooking gas, consumption is booming in Kenya as market demand surges. Over the last eight years, cooking gas consumption has more than doubled, and the share of the population relying on LPG as a primary cooking fuel has increased by more than 7 million.

Currently, 12.6 million Kenyans, 23% of the population, have access to clean cooking. The rest rely on polluting fuels such as biomass (wood, animal dung, and crop waste), charcoal, and kerosene for cooking. 

This report examines the factors that will shape the size and growth of the LPG market in Kenya in the medium to long term. First, a review of the current growth drivers in the Kenyan LPG market.

Kenya’s recent surge in LPG consumptionThe consumption surge is driven by heightened consumer awareness and government policy support. For instance, the Kenyan government intensified the communication campaign to raise