This parameter denotes how much cooking energy is derived from different fuels.
Used to calculate:fossil fuels consumed and biomass fuels consumed
| Used | fuel | lifestyle | Reference | Location: Ecosystem (study period) |
Value | Units | Notes |
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| * | Biodiesel | Average American | U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book | US: Buildings (2010) | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This reference does not include biodiesel as a fuel used to provide energy for cooking to Americans. |
| * | Biodiesel | Average Earthling | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This fuel is not used for cooking. |
| * | Biodiesel | Average New Yorker | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2011- Residential Energy Consumption Survey | US: all (2009) | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This fuel type is not among those included by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (2011)'s survey of household cooking energy consumption. |
| * | Biodiesel | Eco-conscious | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | We have assumed that this lifestyle only uses electricity generated from renewable energy sources. |
| * | Biodiesel | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | |
| * | Coal | Average American | U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book | US: Buildings (2010) | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | The reference does not include coal as a fuel used to provide energy for cooking to Americans. |
| * | Coal | Average Earthling | ICF International 2012- Measure DHS STATcompiler | Global: All () | 16.403939 | % proportion (0 - 100) | Accessed by selecting all countries and type of cooking fuel (found under housing characteristics). This value is the average of the percent of people using this fuel for cooking from the most recent surveys from each country listed. This value includes coal, charcoal, and lignite. |
| * | Coal | Average New Yorker | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2011- Residential Energy Consumption Survey | US: all (2009) | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This fuel type is not among those included by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (2011)'s survey of household cooking energy consumption. |
| * | Coal | Eco-conscious | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | We have assumed that this lifestyle only uses electricity generated from renewable energy sources. |
| * | Coal | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | |
| * | Diesel / light fuel oil | Average American | U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book | US: Buildings (2010) | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This reference does not include diesel as a fuel used to provide energy for cooking to Americans. |
| * | Diesel / light fuel oil | Average Earthling | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This fuel is not used for cooking. |
| * | Diesel / light fuel oil | Average New Yorker | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | |
| * | Diesel / light fuel oil | Eco-conscious | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | We have assumed that this lifestyle only uses electricity generated from renewable energy sources. |
| * | Diesel / light fuel oil | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | |
| * | Electricity | Average American | U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book | US: Buildings (2010) | 33.3333 | % proportion (0 - 100) | We calculated this value by dividing the cooking energy (quadrillion Btu) provided by site electric by the total site energy of cooking (quadillion Btu). We then converted the calculation to a percent. |
| * | Electricity | Average Earthling | World Health Organization 2011- Main cooking fuels used in households | Global: All () | 9.62393 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value is the average of the percentages of reported countries’ population that relies on this fuel as the primary source of domestic energy for cooking. For countries with multiple entries, we used the most recently reported figure. |
| Electricity | Average Earthling | ICF International 2012- Measure DHS STATcompiler | Global: All () | 3.714545 | % proportion (0 - 100) | Accessed by selecting all countries and type of cooking fuel (found under housing characteristics). This value is the average of the percent of people using this fuel for cooking from the most recent surveys from each country listed. | |
| * | Electricity | Average New Yorker | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2011- Residential Energy Consumption Survey | US: all (2009) | 31.34 | % proportion (0 - 100) | Calculated from Table HC3.8 Home Appliances in Homes in Northeast Region, Divisions, and States, 2009 based on "Most-Used Stove Fuel" excluding residents without stoves |
| Electricity | Average New Yorker | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2011- Residential Energy Consumption Survey | US: all (2009) | 26.988266 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value is based off of the proportion of New York City household cooking tools that operate using this fuel type. | |
| * | Electricity | Eco-conscious | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 100 | % proportion (0 - 100) | We have assumed that this lifestyle only uses electricity generated from renewable energy sources. |
| * | Electricity | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | |
| * | Ethanol | Average American | U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book | US: Buildings (2010) | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This reference does not include ethanol as a fuel used to provide energy for cooking to Americans. |
| * | Ethanol | Average Earthling | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This fuel is not used for cooking. |
| * | Ethanol | Average New Yorker | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | |
| * | Ethanol | Eco-conscious | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | We have assumed that this lifestyle only uses electricity generated from renewable energy sources. |
| * | Ethanol | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | |
| * | Gas-electric hybrid | Average American | U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book | US: Buildings (2010) | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This reference does not include gas-electric hybrid as a fuel used to provide energy for cooking to Americans. |
| * | Gas-electric hybrid | Average Earthling | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | |
| * | Gas-electric hybrid | Average New Yorker | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | |
| * | Gas-electric hybrid | Eco-conscious | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | We have assumed that this lifestyle only uses electricity generated from renewable energy sources. |
| * | Gas-electric hybrid | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | |
| * | Gasoline | Average American | U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book | US: Buildings (2010) | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This reference does not include gasoline as a fuel used to provide energy for cooking to Americans. |
| * | Gasoline | Average Earthling | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | |
| * | Gasoline | Average New Yorker | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | |
| * | Gasoline | Eco-conscious | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | We have assumed that this lifestyle only uses electricity generated from renewable energy sources. |
| * | Gasoline | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | |
| * | Geothermal | Average American | U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book | US: Buildings (2010) | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This reference does not include geothermal as a fuel used to provide energy for cooking to Americans. |
| * | Geothermal | Average Earthling | World Health Organization 2011- Main cooking fuels used in households | Global: All () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This reference does not list geothermal as a fuel used for cooking. |
| * | Geothermal | Average New Yorker | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2011- Residential Energy Consumption Survey | US: all (2009) | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This fuel type is not among those included by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (2011)'s survey of household cooking energy consumption. |
| * | Geothermal | Eco-conscious | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | We have assumed that this lifestyle only uses electricity generated from renewable energy sources. |
| * | Geothermal | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | |
| * | Hydroelectric | Average American | U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book | US: Buildings (2010) | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This reference does not include hydroelectric as a fuel used to provide energy for cooking to Americans. |
| * | Hydroelectric | Average Earthling | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | |
| * | Hydroelectric | Average New Yorker | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | |
| * | Hydroelectric | Eco-conscious | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | We have assumed that this lifestyle only uses electricity generated from renewable energy sources. |
| * | Hydroelectric | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | |
| * | Hydrogen | Average American | U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book | US: Buildings (2010) | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This reference does not include hydrogen as a fuel used to provide energy for cooking to Americans. |
| * | Hydrogen | Average Earthling | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | |
| * | Hydrogen | Average New Yorker | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | |
| * | Hydrogen | Eco-conscious | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | We have assumed that this lifestyle only uses electricity generated from renewable energy sources. |
| * | Hydrogen | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | |
| * | Jet fuel | Average American | U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book | US: Buildings (2010) | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This reference does not include jet fuel as a fuel used to provide energy for cooking to Americans. |
| * | Jet fuel | Average Earthling | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | |
| * | Jet fuel | Average New Yorker | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | |
| * | Jet fuel | Eco-conscious | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | We have assumed that this lifestyle only uses electricity generated from renewable energy sources. |
| * | Jet fuel | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | |
| * | Kerosene | Average American | U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book | US: Buildings (2010) | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This reference does not include kerosene as a fuel used to provide energy for cooking to Americans. |
| * | Kerosene | Average Earthling | ICF International 2012- Measure DHS STATcompiler | Global: All () | 4.291489 | % proportion (0 - 100) | Accessed by selecting all countries and type of cooking fuel (found under housing characteristics). This value is the average of the percent of people using this fuel for cooking from the most recent surveys from each country listed. |
| * | Kerosene | Average New Yorker | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2011- Residential Energy Consumption Survey | US: all (2009) | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This fuel type is not among those included by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (2011)'s survey of household cooking energy consumption. |
| * | Kerosene | Eco-conscious | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | We have assumed that this lifestyle only uses electricity generated from renewable energy sources. |
| * | Kerosene | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | |
| * | Municipal solid waste | Average American | U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book | US: Buildings (2010) | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This reference does not include municipal solid waste as a fuel used to provide energy for cooking to Americans. |
| * | Municipal solid waste | Average Earthling | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This fuel is not used for cooking. |
| * | Municipal solid waste | Average New Yorker | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2011- Residential Energy Consumption Survey | US: all (2009) | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This fuel type is not among those included by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (2011)'s survey of household cooking energy consumption. |
| * | Municipal solid waste | Eco-conscious | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | We have assumed that this lifestyle only uses electricity generated from renewable energy sources. |
| * | Municipal solid waste | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | |
| * | Muscle | Average American | U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book | US: Buildings (2010) | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This reference does not include muscle as a fuel used to provide energy for cooking to Americans. |
| * | Muscle | Average Earthling | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | |
| * | Muscle | Average New Yorker | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2011- Residential Energy Consumption Survey | US: all (2009) | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This fuel type is not among those included by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (2011)'s survey of household cooking energy consumption. |
| * | Muscle | Eco-conscious | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | We have assumed that this lifestyle only uses electricity generated from renewable energy sources. |
| * | Muscle | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | |
| * | Natural gas | Average American | U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book | US: Buildings (2010) | 61.9048 | % proportion (0 - 100) | We calculated this value by dividing the cooking energy (quadrillion Btu) provided by natural gas by the total site energy used for cooking (quadillion Btu). We then converted the calculation to a percent. |
| * | Natural gas | Average Earthling | World Health Organization 2012 - Global Health Observatory Data Repository | Global: All () | 18.71923 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This is the average of the percents of different populations using natural gas as main cooking fuel. We averaged the percents from the most recent data available for each country that reported a value for population using natural gas as main cooking fuel (%). |
| * | Natural gas | Average New Yorker | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2011- Residential Energy Consumption Survey | US: all (2009) | 62.69 | % proportion (0 - 100) | Calculated from Table HC3.8 Home Appliances in Homes in Northeast Region, Divisions, and States, 2009 based on "Most-Used Stove Fuel" excluding residents without stoves |
| Natural gas | Average New Yorker | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2012 - Renewable Energy Annual | US: All (2009) | 64.537158 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value is based off of the proportion of New York City household cooking tools that operate using this fuel type. | |
| * | Natural gas | Eco-conscious | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | We have assumed that this lifestyle only uses electricity generated from renewable energy sources. |
| * | Natural gas | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | |
| * | Natural gas compressed (CNG) | Average American | U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book | US: Buildings (2010) | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This reference does not include CNG as a fuel used to provide energy for cooking to Americans. |
| * | Natural gas compressed (CNG) | Average Earthling | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | |
| * | Natural gas compressed (CNG) | Average New Yorker | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2011- Residential Energy Consumption Survey | US: all (2009) | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | The EIA's 2009 Residential Energy Consumption Survey does not distinguish between compressed natural gas, liquified natural gas, or piped natural gas in its data reporting. All natural gas usage for cooking in New York City is grouped together under natural gas. |
| * | Natural gas compressed (CNG) | Eco-conscious | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | We have assumed that this lifestyle only uses electricity generated from renewable energy sources. |
| * | Natural gas compressed (CNG) | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | |
| * | Natural gas liquefied (LNG) | Average American | U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book | US: Buildings (2010) | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This reference does not include LNG as a fuel used to provide energy for cooking to Americans. |
| * | Natural gas liquefied (LNG) | Average Earthling | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | |
| * | Natural gas liquefied (LNG) | Average New Yorker | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2011- Residential Energy Consumption Survey | US: all (2009) | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | The EIA's 2009 Residential Energy Consumption Survey does not distinguish between compressed natural gas, liquified natural gas, or piped natural gas in its data reporting. All natural gas usage for cooking in New York City is grouped together under natural gas. |
| * | Natural gas liquefied (LNG) | Eco-conscious | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | We have assumed that this lifestyle only uses electricity generated from renewable energy sources. |
| * | Natural gas liquefied (LNG) | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | |
| * | Nuclear material | Average American | U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book | US: Buildings (2010) | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This reference does not include nuclear material as a fuel used to provide energy for cooking to Americans. |
| * | Nuclear material | Average Earthling | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This fuel is not used for cooking. |
| * | Nuclear material | Average New Yorker | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2011- Residential Energy Consumption Survey | US: all (2009) | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This fuel type is not among those included by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (2011)'s survey of household cooking energy consumption. |
| * | Nuclear material | Eco-conscious | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | We have assumed that this lifestyle only uses electricity generated from renewable energy sources. |
| * | Nuclear material | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | |
| * | Propane / LPG | Average American | U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book | US: Buildings (2010) | 4.7619 | % proportion (0 - 100) | We calculated this value by dividing the cooking energy (quadrillion Btu) provided by LPG by the total site energy used for cooking (quadillion Btu). We then converted the calculation to a percent. |
| * | Propane / LPG | Average Earthling | ICF International 2012- Measure DHS STATcompiler | Global: All () | 25.909 | % proportion (0 - 100) | Accessed by selecting all countries and type of cooking fuel (found under housing characteristics). This value is the average of the percent of people using this fuel for cooking from the most recent surveys from each country listed. |
| * | Propane / LPG | Average New Yorker | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2011- Residential Energy Consumption Survey | US: all (2009) | 5.97 | % proportion (0 - 100) | Calculated from Table HC3.8 Home Appliances in Homes in Northeast Region, Divisions, and States, 2009 based on "Most-Used Stove Fuel" excluding residents without stoves |
| Propane / LPG | Average New Yorker | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2011- Residential Energy Consumption Survey | US: all (2009) | 2.998696 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value is based off of the proportion of New York City household cooking tools that operate using this fuel type. | |
| * | Propane / LPG | Eco-conscious | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | We have assumed that this lifestyle only uses electricity generated from renewable energy sources. |
| * | Propane / LPG | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | |
| * | Residual fuel oil | Average American | U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book | US: Buildings (2010) | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This reference does not include residual fuel oil as a fuel used to provide energy for cooking to Americans. |
| * | Residual fuel oil | Average Earthling | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This fuel is not used for cooking. |
| * | Residual fuel oil | Average New Yorker | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2011- Residential Energy Consumption Survey | US: all (2009) | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This fuel type is not among those included by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (2011)'s survey of household cooking energy consumption. |
| * | Residual fuel oil | Eco-conscious | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | We have assumed that this lifestyle only uses electricity generated from renewable energy sources. |
| * | Residual fuel oil | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | |
| * | Solar | Average American | U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book | US: Buildings (2010) | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This reference does not include solar as a fuel used to provide energy for cooking to Americans. |
| * | Solar | Average Earthling | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | |
| * | Solar | Average New Yorker | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2011- Residential Energy Consumption Survey | US: all (2009) | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This fuel type is not among those included by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (2011)'s survey of household cooking energy consumption. |
| * | Solar | Eco-conscious | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | We have assumed that this lifestyle only uses electricity generated from renewable energy sources. |
| * | Solar | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | |
| * | Steam | Average American | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | proportion (0-1) | |
| * | Steam | Average Earthling | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | proportion (0-1) | |
| * | Steam | Average New Yorker | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | |
| * | Steam | Eco-conscious | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | proportion (0-1) | |
| * | Steam | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | |
| * | Wind | Average American | U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book | US: Buildings (2010) | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This reference does not include wind as a fuel used to provide energy for cooking to Americans. |
| * | Wind | Average Earthling | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | |
| * | Wind | Average New Yorker | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2011- Residential Energy Consumption Survey | US: all (2009) | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This fuel type is not among those included by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (2011)'s survey of household cooking energy consumption. |
| * | Wind | Eco-conscious | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | We have assumed that this lifestyle only uses electricity generated from renewable energy sources. |
| * | Wind | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | |
| * | Wood and other biomass | Average American | U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book | US: Buildings (2010) | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This reference does not include wood as a fuel used to provide energy for cooking to Americans, neglecting campfires. |
| * | Wood and other biomass | Average Earthling | ICF International 2012- Measure DHS STATcompiler | Global: All () | 51.962886 | % proportion (0 - 100) | Accessed by selecting all countries and type of cooking fuel (found under housing characteristics). This value is the average of the percent of people using this fuel for cooking from the most recent surveys from each country listed. This value includes firewood, straw, and dung. |
| * | Wood and other biomass | Average New Yorker | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2011- Residential Energy Consumption Survey | US: all (2009) | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This fuel type is not among those included by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (2011)'s survey of household cooking energy consumption. |
| * | Wood and other biomass | Eco-conscious | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | We have assumed that this lifestyle only uses electricity generated from renewable energy sources. |
| * | Wood and other biomass | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 100 | % proportion (0 - 100) |