African/ Black

Coloured

Indian/ Asian

White

Unspecified
/Other

Total

Energy source for cooking

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

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

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