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= Geographic and Climatic Conditions<br/> = *Arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers *Mean temperature (°C min/max): 4.3/19.6 <ref name="UN Data">UN Data (2008): http://data.un.org/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=Afghanistan</ref> *Natural gas, petroleum, coal <ref name="null">CIA - The World Factbook: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/af.html</ref> *Land area covered by forest: 1.3% *Forest annual rate of change: 0% <ref>FAO (2011) The State of the World's Forest</ref> [[Afghanistan Energy Situation#toc|►Go to Top]] = Socioeconomical Situation<br/> = == Income Sources == *Agriculture: 79% *Industry: 6% *Services: 16% <br/> = Energy Source = *Hydropower 63,7% *fossil fuels 35,3% [[Afghanistan Energy Situation#toc|►Go to Top]] = Energy Consumption = == Share of Fuel Types == Percentage of energy types used for cooking in urban areas <ref name="WHO 2010">WHO 2010: WHO Household Energy Database</ref> <br/> [[File:Afghanistan Urban Share.jpg|thumb|center|396px|Afghanistan Urban Share.jpg|alt=Afghanistan Urban Share.jpg]]<br/>Percentage of energy types used for cooking in rural areas. <ref name="WHO 2010">WHO 2010: WHO Household Energy Database</ref><br/> <br/>[[File:Afghanistan Rural Share.jpg|thumb|center|444px|Afghanistan Rural Share.jpg|alt=Afghanistan Rural Share.jpg]] [[Afghanistan Energy Situation#toc|►Go to Top]] == Solid Fuels == Percentage of people using solid fuels<br/> National: >95% <ref>WHO (2006): Fuels for Life</ref> [[Afghanistan Energy Situation#toc|►Go to Top]] == Solid Fuel Use Impact on Health == 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> [[Afghanistan Energy Situation#toc|►Go to Top]] = Electricity Situation = Electrification rate in households in 2009:<ref>The National Risk and Vulnerability Assessment 2005, Kabul, Afghanistan. Cited in WHO (2009) The Energy Access Situation in developing Countries</ref> *National: 23% *Urban: 74% *Rural: 3% For establishing a new electricity connection in rural Afghanistan, it usually costs about USD 1200 (plus regular payments for energy consumed).<ref name="https://blogs.adb.org/blog/grid-solar-can-be-game-changer-electricity-access-central-asia">https://blogs.adb.org/blog/grid-solar-can-be-game-changer-electricity-access-central-asia</ref> [[Afghanistan Energy Situation#toc|►Go to Top]] = Further Information = *[[Portal:Countries|Country portal on energypedia]] = References = <references /> [[Afghanistan Energy Situation#toc|►Go to Top]]
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