3.7 Energy source for cooking, heating and lighting by population group of head of household*
African/ Black |
Coloured |
Indian/ Asian |
White |
Unspecified |
Total |
|
Energy source for cooking |
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Electricity direct from authority |
1,973,996 |
557,655 |
237,670 |
1,437,864 |
39,503 |
4,246,688 |
Electricity from other source |
13,687 |
1,880 |
274 |
2,641 |
136 |
18,617 |
Gas |
212,989 |
42,618 |
2,600 |
26,723 |
1,727 |
286,657 |
Paraffin |
1,886,002 |
49,117 |
1,228 |
1,714 |
5,800 |
1,943,862 |
Wood |
1,981,251 |
80,553 |
640 |
3,084 |
7,692 |
2,073,219 |
Coal |
314,074 |
4,046 |
145 |
1,623 |
943 |
320,830 |
Animal dung |
105,345 |
351 |
29 |
125 |
219 |
106,068 |
Unspecified/Other |
46,652 |
4,987 |
1,055 |
8,717 |
2,218 |
63,629 |
Total |
6,533,998 |
741,206 |
243,639 |
1,482,492 |
58,237 |
9,059,571 |
Energy source for heating |
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Electricity direct from authority |
1,811,606 |
525,983 |
236,385 |
1,398,692 |
37,617 |
4,010,283 |
Electricity from other source |
13,933 |
2,012 |
309 |
4,107 |
206 |
20,567 |
Gas |
74,525 |
8,769 |
848 |
22,894 |
654 |
107,689 |
Paraffin |
1,254,009 |
31,559 |
975 |
4,612 |
3,809 |
1,294,964 |
Wood |
2,275,112 |
122,616 |
1,291 |
9,941 |
8,764 |
2,417,724 |
Coal |
715,856 |
10,547 |
546 |
6,360 |
2,323 |
735,632 |
Animal dung |
83,680 |
409 |
17 |
174 |
166 |
84,447 |
Unspecified/Other |
305,277 |
39,311 |
3,270 |
35,710 |
4,698 |
388,266 |
Total |
6,533,998 |
741,206 |
243,639 |
1,482,492 |
58,237 |
9,059,571 |
Energy source for lighting |
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Electricity direct from authority |
2,829,808 |
616,089 |
239,896 |
1,459,861 |
42,990 |
5,188,644 |
Electricity from other source |
22,677 |
3,365 |
225 |
5,721 |
193 |
32,182 |
Gas |
32,342 |
1,867 |
141 |
1,043 |
118 |
35,512 |
Paraffin |
1,105,936 |
32,482 |
862 |
1,537 |
3,196 |
1,144,014 |
Candles |
2,485,860 |
83,205 |
1,369 |
3,174 |
9,423 |
2,583,031 |
Unspecified/Other |
57,375 |
4,197 |
1,147 |
11,155 |
2,316 |
76,190 |
Total |
6,533,998 |
741,206 |
243,639 |
1,482,492 |
58,237 |
9,059,571 |
* Excluding institutions and hostels
Percentage of households which use wood for cooking
by province and in South Africa overall October 1996
Sixty-four percent of households in Northern Province use wood for cooking, compared with less than 1% in Gauteng.