India Residential Energy Survey 2020 collected data about the use of different types of fuels for cooking in India. The report shows that around 80 percent of rural households have an LPG or a PNG connection. Despite that, two-third of rural households in India still used firewood for cooking.
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Council On Energy, Environment and Water. (September 6, 2021). Breakdown of rural households cooking fuel in India in 2020, by type [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/1264627/india-cooking-fuels-used-by-rural-households-by-type/
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