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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.