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== Income Sources ==
 
== Income Sources ==
  
*Agriculture: 79%  
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*Industry: 6%
 
*Industry: 6%
 
*Services: 16%
 
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==== Sources ====
 
==== Sources ====
  
*Hydropower 63,7%  
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*fossil fuels 35,3%
 
*fossil fuels 35,3%
  
 
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==== Stability ====
 
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== Energy Consumption ==
 
== Energy Consumption ==
 
 
  
 
=== National Level ===
 
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Percentage of energy types used for cooking in rural areas <ref name="WHO 2010">WHO 2010: WHO Household Energy Database</ref>
 
Percentage of energy types used for cooking in rural areas <ref name="WHO 2010">WHO 2010: WHO Household Energy Database</ref>
  
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==== Percentage of Population Using Solid Fuels ====
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National: >95% <ref>WHO (2006): Fuels for Life</ref>
 
National: >95% <ref>WHO (2006): Fuels for Life</ref>
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==== Solid Fuel Use Impact on Health ====
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Total annual deaths attributable to solid fuel use: 23900 persons<br/>Percentage of national burden of diseases attributable to solid fuel use: 4.9% <ref>WHO (2006): Fuels for Life</ref>
 
Total annual deaths attributable to solid fuel use: 23900 persons<br/>Percentage of national burden of diseases attributable to solid fuel use: 4.9% <ref>WHO (2006): Fuels for Life</ref>
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== Access Rate ==
 
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Electrification rate in households:<ref>The National Risk and Vulnerability Assessment 2005, Kabul, Afghanistan. Cited in WHO (2009) The Energy Access Situation in developing Countries</ref>
 
Electrification rate in households:<ref>The National Risk and Vulnerability Assessment 2005, Kabul, Afghanistan. Cited in WHO (2009) The Energy Access Situation in developing Countries</ref>
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= Policy Framework, Laws and Regulations<br/> =
 
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= Relevant Institutions and Organisations <br/> =
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= Existing Projects<br/> =
 
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= References =
 
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Revision as of 08:20, 18 June 2013

Afghanistan
File:Flag of Afghanistan.svg
File:Flag of Afghanistan.svg

File:Afghanistan (orthographic projection).svg
File:Afghanistan (orthographic projection).svg

Capital

Kabul (34° 32′ 0″ N, 69° 10′ 0″ E)

Official language(s)

Dari (Persian) and Pashto

Government

Islamic republic

President

Hamid Karzai

Prime Minister


Total area

647,500 km2

Population [1]

29.8 million

Rural-Population

23 million (77%)

Urban-Population

6.8 million (23%)

Population Density

43 Persons per km²

Average Household Size

11.4

GDP (nominal)

$15.608 billion

GDP per Capita

$517

Currency

Afghani (AFN)

Time Zone

CET (UTC+04:30)

Calling Code

+93

Overview

Geography and Climatic Conditions

  • Arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers
  • Mean temperature (°C min/max): 4.3/19.6 [2]
  • Natural gas, petroleum, coal [1]
  • Land area covered by forest: 1.3%
  • Forest annual rate of change: 0% [3]


Socioeconomical Situation

Income Sources

  • Agriculture: 79%
  • Industry: 6%
  • Services: 16%


National Energy Situation

Energy Supply

Electricity

Sources

  • Hydropower 63,7%
  • fossil fuels 35,3%


Stability

Energy Consumption

National Level

Electricity

Household Level

Share of Fuel Types

Percentage of energy types used for cooking in rural areas [4]


Afghanistan Urban Share.jpg
Afghanistan Urban Share.jpg


Percentage of energy types used for cooking in rural areas. [4]

Afghanistan Rural Share.jpg
Afghanistan Rural Share.jpg



Percentage of Population Using Solid Fuels

National: >95% [5]


Solid Fuel Use Impact on Health

Total annual deaths attributable to solid fuel use: 23900 persons
Percentage of national burden of diseases attributable to solid fuel use: 4.9% [6]


Access Rate

Electrification Rate

Electrification rate in households:[7]

  • National: 23%
  • Urban: 74%
  • Rural: 3%


Policy Framework, Laws and Regulations

Relevant Institutions and Organisations

Existing Projects

Further Information

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 CIA - The World Factbook: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/af.html
  2. UN Data (2008): http://data.un.org/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=Afghanistan
  3. FAO (2011) The State of the World's Forest
  4. 4.0 4.1 WHO 2010: WHO Household Energy Database
  5. WHO (2006): Fuels for Life
  6. WHO (2006): Fuels for Life
  7. The National Risk and Vulnerability Assessment 2005, Kabul, Afghanistan. Cited in WHO (2009) The Energy Access Situation in developing Countries