Survey on the cooking energies used in Madagascar [Results 2020]

21/01/2020. This study aims to determine the predominant cooking energies in Madagascar among urban populations. It was conducted among a sample of 1221 people living on the Big Island in its largest cities. The results show that coal remains the energy most used by Malagasy people for cooking. We also sought to know the budget allocated by a household to cook their food.

Cooking energies in Madagascar

The breakdown of cooking energy use is as follows:

Cooking energyPercentage
Charcoal68,47%
Electricity28,83%
Gaz40,54%
Solar0,90%
Kitay7,21%

Note: the total of these distributions is not 100% because several choices were possible to answer this question.

Coal dominates cooking energy in Madagascar
Coal dominates cooking energy in Madagascar

Are the Malagasy ready to use something other than coal?

We were interested in Malagasy people who only use coal to cook their food and asked them if they were willing to use another cooking energy if that was possible. Here are the results:

Would you be willing to use anything other than charcoal to cook your food?Percentage
Yes95,24%
No4,76%
Total100,00%

It is interesting to note that the vast majority are willing to use cooking energy other than coal.

Monthly budget allocated to cooking energy

Here is the average amount spent per month cooking food in Madagascar:

Monthly budget for cooking energyPercentage
Less than 10 000 Ar12,61%
10,000 to 15,000 Ar9,91%
15,000 to 20,000 Ar10,81%
20,000 to 25,000 Ar13,51%
25,000 to 30,000 Ar10,81%
30,000 to 40,000 Ar15,32%
More than 40 000 Ar27,03%
Total100,00%

Data sheet for this survey

Survey conducted by Stileex Data among 1221 respondents from January 15 to 21, 2020 in Madagascar. Poll ID: #543932.

Description of the sample :

LikePercentage
Woman54,05%
Man45,95%
Total100,00%
AgePourcentage
Under 18 years old2,69%
Between 18 and 24 years old25,23%
Between 25 and 34 years old46,85%
Between 35 and 49 years old18,92%
Between 50 and 64 years old6,31%
Over 65 years old0,00%
Total100,00%
Province of residencePercentage
Antananarivo80,18%
Antsiranana2,70%
Fianarantsoa5,41%
Mahajunga2,70%
Toamasina7,21%
Toliara1,80%
Total100,00%
Socio-professional categoryPourcentage
Official7,21%
Liberal professional10,81%
Chef d’entreprise4,50%
Executive or senior manager20,72%
Employee27,03%
Retired0,90%
Student24,32%
No professional activity4,51%
Total100,00%

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