ABOUT THIS PARAMETER

proportion of cooking provided by fuel

This parameter denotes how much cooking energy is derived from different fuels.

Used to calculate:fossil fuels consumed and biomass fuels consumed

Varies by: fuel and lifestyle

Used fuel lifestyle Reference Location: Ecosystem
(study period)
Value Units Notes
* 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)

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