Statistics Norway

Energy uasage in households

6 Average energy consumption by house type, year of construction and region. kWh utilized energy per household1.1995, 2001, 2004 and 2006
  1995 2001 2004 20043 2006
  Total energy Total energy Total energy Total energy Total energy2 Electricity Oil and kerosene Wood, coal and coke Average specific energy consumption. kWh per m2
Total 21 919 20 969 19 571 19 683 19 986 16 240 1 104 2 511  177
                   
House type                  
Farm house 26 849 27 342 27 174 27 612 28 526 19 750 1 327 7 449  189
Detached house 26 706 25 456 24 210 24 346 24 398 19 330 1 529 3 419  183
Rowhouse etc. 18 176 17 844 16 074 16 135 16 210 14 376  497 1 265  173
Flat etc 12 503 11 716 11 017 11 042 12 225 10 871  762  349  167
                   
Year of construction                  
Prior to 1931 20 655 20 526 19 126 19 264 19 246 15 163 1 017 3 066  175
1931-1954 21 605 19 518 19 843 19 958 21 775 17 471 1 321 2 886  191
1955-1970 20 368 20 460 17 683 17 804 20 335 15 941 2 106 2 242  184
1971-1980 23 335 21 308 22 282 22 391 19 358 15 379 1 407 2 502  175
1981 -1990 423 493 22 645 20 448 20 575 20 909 17 584  336 2 668  166
1990 and later .. 20 724 18 199 18 264 18 895 16 621 51 1 939  174
                   
Region                  
Akershus 23 831 22 025 18 851 18 917 20 920 17 449 1 699 1 536  179
Oslo 17 242 14 365 14 503 14 578 15 054 12 973 1 043  814  146
Hedmark and Oppland 22 980 22 639 21 233 21 376 23 055 16 766 1 836 4 452  203
South-East-Norway 21 810 21 659 20 811 20 900 22 583 17 784 1 340 3 276  184
Agder and Rogaland 21 894 21 280 19 802 19 926 18 496 15 195  623 2 631  152
Western-Norway 21 403 20 325 18 517 18 592 18 885 15 647  650 2 558  172
Trøndelag 21 894 23 878 21 653 21 936 19 775 15 368 1 064 3 102  175
Northern-Norway 25 175 24 220 21 775 21 878 22 283 19 109 1 266 1 806  226
1  Some of the theoretical energy contents in fuel wood and oil products is getting lost when it's burnt in a stove. This implies that that the utilized consumption becomes lower than the energy supplied. In this table the consumption is calculated as utilized energy by multiplying with the thermal efficiency coefficient of the energy bearer (65 per cent for fuel wood, 80 per cent for heating oil and 75 per cent for kerosene).
2  The difference between total energy consumption and use of the different energy types, is consumption of district heating and gas.
3  For 2006 the consumption of fuel wood and kerosene in cottages is included in the households energy consumption while this is excluded for earlier years. To obtain a comparable development, 2004-figures are calculated and presented in the same way as in 2006 in this column. The difference makes up less than 1 per cent of the total energy consumption in 2004. Electricity consumption in cottages is not included for any years.
4  Refers to the period 1981 and later.

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