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Of the main final sectors, the transport sector sees the biggest increase in<br />

demand in percentage terms in the High Growth Scenario compared with the<br />

Reference Scenario. By 2030, transport energy use is 38% higher. The largest<br />

contribution to incremental oil demand comes from this sector, mainly as a<br />

result of rapidly rising vehicle ownership. Vehicle ownership, which is closely<br />

linked to per-capita income, jumps from 27 vehicles per 1 000 people in 2005<br />

to 285 in 2030, which is four-fifths of Korea’s level in 2005. The vehicle stock<br />

grows to 410 million in 2030, compared with 270 million in the Reference<br />

Scenario (Figure 12.3). The number of passenger cars on the road in China<br />

reaches almost 300 million in 2030, more than ten times the current level and<br />

almost 50% more than in the Reference Scenario. Oil demand for road<br />

transport reaches 9.9 mb/d in 2030 – up from 7.1 mb/d in the Reference<br />

Scenario. Demand for biofuels also expands significantly.<br />

Figure 12.3: Vehicle Stock in the Reference and High Growth Scenarios,<br />

Compared with Selected Countries<br />

450<br />

900<br />

million<br />

400<br />

350<br />

300<br />

250<br />

200<br />

150<br />

100<br />

50<br />

750<br />

600<br />

450<br />

300<br />

150<br />

vehicles per 1 000 people<br />

0<br />

China<br />

2005<br />

China<br />

2030<br />

Reference<br />

Scenario<br />

China<br />

2030<br />

High Growth<br />

Scenario<br />

Brazil<br />

2005<br />

Korea<br />

2005<br />

Japan<br />

2005<br />

United States<br />

2005<br />

0<br />

Vehicles per 1 000 people (right axis)<br />

Sources: International Road Federation (2006); NBS; IEA analysis.<br />

In the residential sector, building stock and electrical appliance ownership do<br />

not grow as fast as economic growth, as they already approach saturation levels<br />

in 2030 in the Reference Scenario. However, the switch from coal and biomass<br />

use associated with higher incomes boosts demand for oil and gas for space and<br />

water heating. Demand in the residential, services and agriculture sectors<br />

combined is 9% higher in 2030 than in the Reference Scenario.<br />

394 <strong>World</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> <strong>Outlook</strong> <strong>2007</strong> - CHINA’S ENERGY PROSPECTS

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