Table 3. Number and Percentage of Households by Type of Fuel and End-use,Philippines: 2004 and 1995
         (Number In thousands)

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Type of Fuel/                                  2004               1995
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Total Households Using Any Fuel              16,640             12,821


Conventional Fuel
Electricity                                  14,571             10,760

 Lighting                                      92.1               79.3
 Heating water for Bathing                      2.3                1.5
 Cooking/Food preparation                      15.8               10.1
 Ironing                                       51.3               48.4
 Recreation (TV viewing, radio lis             85.4               80.6
 Refrigeration                                 40.3               32.6
 Space cooling/ air conditioning               66.6               50.4
 Water pumping                                  3.0                  -
 Laundry                                       26.7                  -
 Computer activity                              4.5                  -
 Other uses                                    16.2               34.8

 Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)                8,617              4,236

 Cooking                                       99.8               99.9
 Heating water for bathing                     11.8               11.3
 Lighting                                       0.2                0.4
 Other uses                                     0.1                0.6

Kerosene                                      9,372             10,245

 Cooking                                       14.9               26.3
 Heating water for bathing                      2.4                4.1
 Lighting                                      77.6               81.1
 Fire starting                                 39.7               41.2
 Other uses                                     0.4                0.2

Gasoline                                      1,921                 55

 Power generation                               1.0               50.9
 Transportation                                98.0                 NA
 Other uses                                     2.1               49.1

Diesel                                          551                 55

 Power generation                               4.9               36.4
 Transportation                                87.7                 NA
 Other uses                                     9.6               63.6

Renewable energy sources
Fuelwood                                      9,196              8,142

 Cooking                                       99.6               99.8
 Heating water for bathing                     10.4               11.2
 Space warming                                  0.3                  -
 Other uses                                     0.7                2.4

Charcoal                                      5,685              4,941

 Cooking                                       88.1               60.8
 Heating water for bathing                      6.6                3.5
 Ironing                                       18.8               52.7
 Other uses                                     2.5                0.8

Biomass Residue                               3,151              3,744

 Cooking                                       86.0               88.8
 Heating water for bathing                      4.8                8.8
 Ironing                                        2.8               11.4
 Other uses                                    13.6                8.2

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Notes:(1)  Estimates are preliminary results and are subject to change.
      (2)  In 1995, the reported use for gasoline and diesel was for power generation
               and other uses, in the current survey, transportation use was also included.
      (3)  In 1995, other uses of electricity include water pumping, laundry and computer activity.
      (4)  Details may not add up to total due to rounding.
      (5)  The households may report more than one type of fuel used.

Source:  National Statistics Office
         Department of Energy
         2004 Household Energy Consumption Survey

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