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Cultural preferences In some cases, traditions determine the fuel choice
regardless of fuel availability and income. In India, even very rich households
keep a biomass stove to prepare traditional bread.
Figure below is a representation of the typical fuel transition in poor households
as their income rises (the actual transition is much more dynamic, as nearly all
households opt for a combination of fuels). The share of basic needs in total
consumption falls off sharply as families grow more prosperous.
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Illustrative example of household fuel transition Source: WEO 2002
Figure shows plots average final energy consumption per capita for 100
developing and transition countries, grouped according to the percentage of
their population
under the poverty
line ($2 a day).In
countries where less
than 5% of the
population is poor,
per capita energy
consumption is four
times higher than in
countries where more
than 75% of the population lives under the poverty line.
13 Etree Projects Consultants Pvt Ltd.
Cultural preferences In some cases, traditions determine the fuel choice
regardless of fuel availability and income. In India, even very rich households
keep a biomass stove to prepare traditional bread.
Figure below is a representation of the typical fuel transition in poor households
as their income rises (the actual transition is much more dynamic, as nearly all
households opt for a combination of fuels). The share of basic needs in total
consumption falls off sharply as families grow more prosperous.
l
Illustrative example of household fuel transition Source: WEO 2002
Figure shows plots average final energy consumption per capita for 100
developing and transition countries, grouped according to the percentage of
their population
under the poverty
line ($2 a day).In
countries where less
than 5% of the
population is poor,
per capita energy
consumption is four
times higher than in
countries where more
than 75% of the population lives under the poverty line.
13 Etree Projects Consultants Pvt Ltd.
