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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%

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

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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

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

[UN_Data-0] UN Data (2008): http://data.un.org/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=Afghanistan

[null-1] CIA - The World Factbook: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/af.html

[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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-| style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 250px;" | MW (year)
+| style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 194px;" | +93
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+| style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 194px;" | MW (year)
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-| [[File:Afghanistan (orthographic projection).svg|border|center|171px|alt=File:Afghanistan (orthographic projection).svg]]<br/>
+| style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 194px;" | MW (year)
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-Kabul ([http://toolserver.org/~geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Kabul&language=de&params=34.533333333333_N_69.166666666667_E_dim:20000_region:AF-KAB_type:adm1st(3043589)&title=Kabul 34° 32′ 0″ N, 69° 10′ 0″ E])
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-Dari (Persian) and Pashto
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-Islamic republic
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-Hamid Karzai
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-Prime Minister
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-Total area
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-,500 km<sup>2</sup>
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-Population <ref name="null">CIA - The World Factbook: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/af.html</ref>
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-.8 million
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-Rural-Population
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-million (77%)
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-Urban-Population
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-.8 million (23%)
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-Population Density
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-Persons per km²
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-.4
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-GDP (nominal)
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-$15.608 billion
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-$517
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-Currency
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-Afghani (AFN)
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-CET (UTC+04:30)
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Afghanistan Energy Situation

Revision as of 09:45, 3 December 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