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Household Environmental Behaviours - Energy Use 2024

Fuels used for Cooking

Electricity was the main cooking fuel in all regions

CSO statistical release, 25 November 2025, 11am

Over 70% of people reported using electricity as their main cooking fuel with 12% using a combination of electricity and gas, 11% using natural gas and 4% using liquid petroleum gas. Electricity was the main cooking fuel in all regions (See Table 3.1).

Analysing across dwelling types, a higher proportion of people in flats or apartments reported using electricity as their main cooking fuel, at 88%, compared with 73% of those in terraced houses, 72% in semi-detached houses and 66% in detached houses (See Figure 3.1). Comparing rented and owner occupied properties, 85% of people in rented accommodation reported using electricity as their main cooking fuel compared with 66% of those in owner occupied dwellings.

	Electricity	Natural gas	Liquid Petroleum Gas	Combination of electricity and gas	Remainder¹
Detached house	66	9	7	17	1
Semi-detached house	72	17	0	8	3
Terraced house	73	14	0	11	2
Flat or apartment in a purpose-build block	88	0	0	0	12

Table 3.1: Main fuel used for cooking in households, by demographic characteristics (2024)

Table 3.1: Main fuel used for cooking in households, by demographic characteristics
Percent (%)
	Electricity	Natural gas	Liquid petroleum gas (LPG)	Combination of electricity and gas	Oil	Other fuel type nec	Unknown fuel type	Not applicable
State	71	11	4	12	..	..	..	..

Sex
Female	70	11	4	13	..	..	..	..
Male	72	12	4	11	..	..	..	..

Age group
16-29 years	72	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
30-39 years	83	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
40-49 years	70	15	..	12	..	..	..	..
50-59 years	62	15	..	15	..	..	..	..
60-69 years	68	13	..	13	..	..	..	..
70 years and over	72	10	..	9	..	..	..	..

NUTS2 region
Northern and Western	72	..	..	13	..	..	..	..
Southern	74	9	3	12	..	..	..	..
Eastern and Midland	69	16	..	12	..	..	..	..

Nature of occupancy
Owner-occupied	66	12	5	15	..	..	..	..
Rented	85	9	..	..	..	..	..	..
Other occupancy type nec	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..

Dwelling type
Detached house	66	9	7	17	..	..	..	..
Semi-detached house	72	17	..	8	..	..	..	..
Terraced house	73	14	..	11	..	..	..	..
Flat or apartment in a purpose-built block	88	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Other dwelling type nec	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..

Urban/Rural location
Rural	65	6	8	18	..	..	..	..
Urban	75	14	..	9	..	..	..	..
.. Sample occurrence too small for reliable estimation, i.e. less than 50