Spatial Distribution of Household Energy Wellbeing in Ibadan Region, Nigeria

Abstract

The standard method of measuring wellbeing or poverty is usually by associating poverty with material deprivation and describing the poor per incomes or nature of consumption. In other words, poverty is viewed in material terms as not having a sufficient level of income to pay for the consumption of adequate amounts of food, water, clothing, shelter, sanitation, health care and education. Only a few works have incorporated energy as an important aspect of poverty or wellbeing index. This study therefore attempts to reveal locational variations in energy wellbeing using household energy consumption in terms quantity, quality, type and expenditure across urban, peri-urban and rural areas of Ibadan region, Nigeria. Results show that an average urban household is better-off than its peri-urban and rural counterparts. Evidence also suggest that peri-urban and rural dwellers are more vulnerable to energy utilization related health risks and may likely hinder the country’s quest towards attainment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).