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  Energy resources: consumption and impacts

Table 37. Consumption of energy and emissions by households in Riga

 

1996

2001

Changes, %,

2001/1996

1. Consumption of energy resources, terajoules 

 

 

 

Fuel resources

 

 

 

    wood fuel

2324.00

1795.00

- 22.8

    natural gas and liquefied gas

2415.00

1744.00

- 27.8

    coal

410.00

212.00

- 48.3

    oil products

0.10

41.00

 

    peat

34.00

0.00

 

    total

5183.00

3792.00

- 26.8

Transport fuel

 

 

 

    petrol

1929.00

3722.00

+ 93.0

    diesel fuel

151.00

615.00

+ 307.0

    total

2080.00

4337.00

+ 109.0

2. Electricity consumption, MWh 

369797.00

430944.00

+ 16.5

3. CO2 emissions, thousand tons

 

 

 

    heating fuel consumption

177.00

121.00

- 31.6

    transport fuel consumption

152.00

318.00

+ 109.2

4. CO2 emissions per 1 resident, tons

 

 

 

    heating fuel consumption

0.22

0.16

- 27.3

    transport fuel consumption

0.19

0.42

+ 121.3

5. NOx emissions, tons

 

 

 

     heating fuel consumption

404.00

297.00

- 26.5

     transport fuel consumption

1396.00

2375.00

+ 70.0

6. NOx emissions per 1 resident, kg

 

 

 

     heating fuel consumption

0.50

0.39

- 21.5

     transport fuel consumption

1.72

3.14

+ 82.5

7.SO2 emissions,  tons

 

 

 

     heating fuel consumption

637.00

331.00

- 48.0

8. SO2 emissions per 1 resident, kg

0.79

0.44

- 45.0


Source: Environment and Sustainability Profile for Riga

 

 

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