Charcoal vs Clean Cooking
for Africa

Compare charcoal against LPG, electric, biogas or ethanol cooking over time, including cost, smoke-risk and CO2-reduction proxy.

5-year costSmoke riskClean cookingHealthy Air
Carbon and Environment

Use this to see whether a stove switch pays back and what health-risk reduction it may unlock.

Competitor-informed upgrade

What this app now checks

Added household switch presets, fuel transition routing into AQI and sustainability pages, and a clean-cooking PDF gate.

Reference patternWHO clean cooking cost-benefit tools and Clean Cooking Alliance transition analysis
Dashboard pathSave the result locally, then sync it to account workspace when signed in.
PDF gateDownload a clean-cooking savings and health-risk PDF for household or program planning.

CK Inputs

Quick-start scenarios

Load a realistic case, then edit the numbers to match your own site, farm, household or project.

Preset factors are planning defaults. Confirm local data before formal reporting.
kg
USD
years

Estimates are planning signals, not official monitoring, legal, engineering or verification advice.

Result
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Run the tool to see a tailored result.
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Decision Breakdown

Action Plan

Healthy Air

Next step after this result

Added household switch presets, fuel transition routing into AQI and sustainability pages, and a clean-cooking PDF gate.

Frequently Asked Questions

Cleaner fuel helps, but poor ventilation also raises exposure to smoke and combustion by-products.
Treat the result as a cost screen, then check refill distance, cylinder deposit and safety before switching.
Often yes over time, but upfront stove or cylinder costs can require finance or subsidies.