Afghanistan Energy Situation

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Afghanistan
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Capital Kabul (34° 32′ 0″ N, 69° 10′ 0″ E)
Official Languages(s) Dari (Persian) and Pashto
Government Islamic republic
President Hamid Karzai
Total Area 647,500 km²
Population 29.8 million
Rural Population 23 million (77%)
Urban Population 6.8 million (23%)
Population Density 43 Persons per km²
GDP (Nominal) $15.608 billion
GDP Per Capita $517
Currency Afghani (AFN)
Time Zone CET (UTC+04:30)
Electricity Generation TWh/year (year)
Calling Code +93
Access to Electricity %
Wind energy (installed capacity) MW (year)
Solar Energy (installed capacity) MW (year)



Overview

Geography and Climatic Conditions

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


Socioeconomical Situation

Income Sources

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


Energy Source

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


Energy Consumption

Share of Fuel Types

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


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

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Solid Fuels

Percentage of people 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]


Electricity Situation

Electrification rate in households:[7]

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


Policy Framework, Laws and Regulations

Further Information

References

  1. UN Data (2008): http://data.un.org/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=Afghanistan
  2. CIA - The World Factbook: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/af.html
  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