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Odyssee energy efficiency index (ODEX) (EU-27): For households, the ODEX is carried out at the level of 3 end-uses (heating, water heating, cooking) and 5 large appliances (refrigerators, freezers, washing machines, dishwashers and TVs)
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EU-15 and EU-27 CO2 emissions from households, compared with the number of permanently-occupied dwellings, heating degree days: Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs
Share of taxes in the gas prices paid by households in 2007: Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs
Water exploitation index (WEI) — in late 1980s/early 1990s (WEI‑90) compared to latest years available (1998 to 2007): WEI: annual total water abstraction as a percentage of available long-term freshwater resources.
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Energy efficiency and energy consumption in the household sector (ENER 022) - Assessment published Sep 2010: Over the period 1990-2008, energy efficiency in the household sector increased by 19% in EU-27 countries, or 1.1%/year, driven by the diffusion of more efficient buildings, space heating technologies and electrical appliances. Over the same period, the final energy consumption of households increased by about 13%, at an annual average rate of 0.7%. Electricity consumption grew much faster at an annual growth rate of 1.9%. Per capita household energy consumption in EU-27 and EEA countries only slightly increased over the period (0.4%/year). Since the year 2005 however, energy consumption per capita in the household sector decreased in almost all countries. The energy consumption of households is influenced mainly by two opposite drivers. Efficiency improvements in space heating and large electrical appliances reduces the consumption while increasing size of dwellings and increased use of electrical appliances and central heating contribute to increase the consumption and offset part of the energy efficiency benefits. CO2 emissions per dwelling were 24% below their 1990 level in 2008, mainly because of CO2 savings resulting from switches to fuel with a lower CO2 content.
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Changing household consumption patterns in EU-10 and EU-15: Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs
Water Exploitation Index (WEI): Better information will help us adapt The Water Exploitation Index (WEI) is a good example of the type of information needed to give an overview of the scale and location of the problems facing us
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Household expenditure per capita: Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs
Household and public sector consumption as a percentage of GDP: Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs
Water pricing and household water use in Denmark, 1990-2005 (left) and Estonia, 1992-2004 (right): Trend in household water use in litres per capita per day and in water price.
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