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With winter approaching in South Africa, we take a look at how South African plans on keeping warm this winter. We will take a look at the different heating sources used in the various provinces to heat spaces. I.e sources used for warming up living rooms, homes, shacks, hostels etc.
The data is based on information from the General Household Survey (GHS) for 2015. The map below is interactive and can be paused at any stage, a variety of heating sources can be selected from the menu option at top left of the map, or users can just leave the map alone and it will change the heating source every 10 seconds. |
Below we will take a more detailed look at some of the main heating sources used by South African households.
Electricity:
From the map above its clear that the majority of households in Gauteng plans on using electricity for heating purposes as almost 57% of those in Gauteng said they will use electricity for heating purposes.
Gas:
Free State has the highest percentage of households that plan on using gas for heating purposes, with 5.2% of households reporting the use of gas as heat source.
Paraffin:
In Eastern Cape almost a third of households (30.4%) reported that Paraffin is used as the heating source in households, with 24.6% of those in Free State reported that paraffin is used as heating source.
Coal:
Perhaps not surprising that the province supplying the majority of South Africa's coal, has the highest percentage of households stating they will use coal as heat source, with 8.4% of Mpumalanga's households reporting coal is used for heating purposes. In a distant second is 2.6% of Gauteng's households reporting coal as heat source.
Electricity:
From the map above its clear that the majority of households in Gauteng plans on using electricity for heating purposes as almost 57% of those in Gauteng said they will use electricity for heating purposes.
Gas:
Free State has the highest percentage of households that plan on using gas for heating purposes, with 5.2% of households reporting the use of gas as heat source.
Paraffin:
In Eastern Cape almost a third of households (30.4%) reported that Paraffin is used as the heating source in households, with 24.6% of those in Free State reported that paraffin is used as heating source.
Coal:
Perhaps not surprising that the province supplying the majority of South Africa's coal, has the highest percentage of households stating they will use coal as heat source, with 8.4% of Mpumalanga's households reporting coal is used for heating purposes. In a distant second is 2.6% of Gauteng's households reporting coal as heat source.
Wood:
Almost a third (30.1%) of Eastern Cape households report using wood as heat source, with 24.7% of Limpopo's households using wood and 24.6% of Free State's households using wood as heat source.
Animal Dung:
While a very very small percentage of households in South Africa reported using animal dung as heat source, 0.2% of households in the following provinces reported using animal dung as heat source (Free State, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape)
None:
A large percentage of households reported that no additional heating will take place in their homes. The highest percentage of households that reported that they will use no heating sources is found in North West (57.1%), then the Western Cape (52%) and in third place is KwaZulu-Natal with (49.9%)
Almost a third (30.1%) of Eastern Cape households report using wood as heat source, with 24.7% of Limpopo's households using wood and 24.6% of Free State's households using wood as heat source.
Animal Dung:
While a very very small percentage of households in South Africa reported using animal dung as heat source, 0.2% of households in the following provinces reported using animal dung as heat source (Free State, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape)
None:
A large percentage of households reported that no additional heating will take place in their homes. The highest percentage of households that reported that they will use no heating sources is found in North West (57.1%), then the Western Cape (52%) and in third place is KwaZulu-Natal with (49.9%)