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Energy use (kg oil equivalent) per $1,000 GDP (Constant 2005 PPP $)

YearValueFootnotes
1990191 
1991187 
1992196 
1993207 
1994203 
1995204 
1996207 
1997215 
1998211 
1999213 
2000211 
2001206 
2002202 
2003201 
2004197 
2005192 
2006185 
2007183 
2008183 
2009184 

Population using solid fuels, percentage

YearValueFootnotes
200351, 2
200751, 3

Footnotes:

  1. Values is less than 5%.
  2. All countries with a Gross National Income (GNI) per capita above US$ 10,500 and for which no survey data is available are assumed to have made a complete transition to using non-solid fuels as the primary source of domestic energy for cooking and heating
  3. In estimating solid fuel use for a given year, the methods developed and implemented by the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation (WHO & UNICEF 2006 ) were followed. Solid fuel information is either extrapolated (single yea

Source: United Nations Statistics Division

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