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Afghanistan
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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]

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Afghanistan Urban Share.jpg

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

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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

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

[null-0] 1.0 ^1.1 CIA - The World Factbook: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/af.html

[UN_Data-1] UN Data (2008): http://data.un.org/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=Afghanistan

[2] FAO (2011) The State of the World's Forest

[WHO_2010-3] 4.0 ^4.1 WHO 2010: WHO Household Energy Database

[4] WHO (2006): Fuels for Life

[5] WHO (2006): Fuels for Life

[6] The National Risk and Vulnerability Assessment 2005, Kabul, Afghanistan. Cited in WHO (2009) The Energy Access Situation in developing Countries

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Afghanistan Energy Situation

Revision as of 08:20, 18 June 2013

Contents

Overview

Geography and Climatic Conditions

Socioeconomical Situation

Income Sources

National Energy Situation

Energy Supply

Electricity

Sources

Stability

Energy Consumption

National Level

Electricity

Household Level

Share of Fuel Types

Percentage of Population Using Solid Fuels

Solid Fuel Use Impact on Health

Access Rate

Electrification Rate

Policy Framework, Laws and Regulations

Relevant Institutions and Organisations

Existing Projects

Further Information

References