Nexus between Household Energy and Poverty in Poorly Documented Developing Economies—Perspectives from Pakistan

The indicators measuring socioeconomic wellbeing, such as the human development index (HDI) and multi-dimensional poverty indicator (MPI), recognize energy an important resource for development. However, did not find due weight in determining HDI or MPI, except a fractional contributor to MPI calculations. This study presents regression model establish energy–poverty nexus Pakistan, utilizing real-world dataset. Defining terms of per-capita income (PCI), proposed incorporates education-based parameters along with energy-dependent linked households Pakistan. data aggregated at districts level are extracted from Census 2017 campaign, Pakistan Bureau Statistics (PBS). Statistical analyses indicate that energy-based identifiers correlate well PCI augment education-only model, capturing 94% variability vs. 78% model. highlights criticality relevant collection data-driven planning creating synergy alleviation programs provides recommendations considering integral contributory factor (HDI).