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<strong>Statistics</strong> <strong>South</strong> <strong>Africa</strong> 128<br />

P0318<br />

11. Source of energy<br />

11.3 Main source of energy used by <strong>household</strong>s, by population group of the <strong>household</strong> head<br />

11.3.1 For cooking, 2011<br />

Thousands<br />

.Energy for cooking<br />

Black <strong>Africa</strong>n Coloured Indian/Asian White Total<br />

Electricity from mains 7 718 1 050 350 1 594 10 712<br />

Electricity from generator * * * * 2<br />

Gas 176 47 14 77 315<br />

Paraffin 1 070 20 * * 1 091<br />

Wood 1 905 40 * * 1 946<br />

Coal 138 * * * 139<br />

Candles 3 * * * 3<br />

Animal dung 30 * * * 30<br />

Solar energy * * * * *<br />

Other 387 6 3 * 396<br />

None 17 2 * * 20<br />

Unspecified 92 7 * 4 102<br />

Total 11 536 1 174 369 1 677 14 756<br />

Totals exclude <strong>household</strong>s that did not specify electricity connections.<br />

Due to rounding, numbers do not necessarily add up to totals.<br />

Numbers below 10 000 are too small to provide accurate estimates. Sensitive cells are indicated by an asterisk.<br />

<strong>General</strong> Household Survey, July 2011

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