23.06.2012 Views

Section One

Section One

Section One

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

106<br />

Figure 2.16<br />

Figure 2.16<br />

Oil use in residential/commercial/agriculture/other, 2008<br />

2.5<br />

2.0<br />

1.5<br />

1.0<br />

0.5<br />

0<br />

mboe/d<br />

Residential<br />

Commerce and public services<br />

Agricultural/fishing<br />

Non-specified<br />

OECD Developing countries Transition economies<br />

More oil is used by the residential sector in developing countries than in the<br />

OECD. This has been the case since 2007. The strong upward trend in residential<br />

oil use in developing countries (Figure 2.17) is partly driven by rising income levels,<br />

which allows the switch to commercial energy use instead of traditional fuels, such as<br />

wood, dung or crop residues. This has important health implications in developing<br />

countries: indoor pollution involving the breathing in of fumes from these traditional<br />

fuels when cooking, leads to almost two million people dying around the world annually.<br />

Another potential driver behind this growth in the residential sector in developing<br />

countries is the move towards urbanization. In 1970, only 25% of people in these<br />

countries, on average, lived in urban areas, while by 2010 this had risen to 45%. This<br />

trend is expected to continue.<br />

In the OECD commercial sector, the downward trend is again apparent, given<br />

fuel switching away from oil, and efficiency improvements to oil-powered water and<br />

space oil-heaters. The trend in developing countries is opposite, as the number of offices,<br />

shops and hotels grow rapidly. However, this sector is not seen as a very strong<br />

driver for oil demand, and oil use in the developing countries’ commercial sector is<br />

still well below that of the OECD.

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!