Global household appliance market – Facts and Figures

• Global household numbers: There are about 2 billion households worldwide.
• Penetration rates of electrical appliances in developed regions: over 80%.
• Penetration rates of electrical appliances in developing regions: from 10% to 50%.
• As of April 2023, there are approximately 195 sovereign states in the world.

Population & Households

• There are approximately 30-40 developed states with a total population of around 1 billion people, which equates to 490 million households.
• Developing states, numbering between 150-160, have a combined population of over 7.08 billion people.
• As of 1 January 2024, the Earth’s population is 8.083 billion.

Electrical appliance usage

• In developed countries, 392 million out of 490 million households (80%) use electrical appliances.
• In developing countries, approximately 453 million out of 1,510 billion households (30%) use electrical appliances.
• Therefore, a total of 845 million households use electrical appliances.

Energy Consumption & CO2 Emissions

• Daily consumption: 1.267.500 MWh.
• Oil required for 1 MWh: 300 lt.
• Daily oil consumption: 380.250 tons.
• Annual oil consumption: 138.791.250 tons.
• CO2 from burning oil: 3.12 tons/ton of oil.
• Daily CO2 emissions: 1.186.380 tons.
• Annual CO2 emissions: 433.028.700 tons.

Only in three Minutes

• Turning off the stove 3 minutes earlier can save 50.421 thousand tons of CO2 daily.
• That is equivalent to 18.403.665 million tons of CO2 annually.
• Energy used today worldwide from renewable sources: approx. 15 %. Total CΟ2 emissions: 50.421 tons daily, 18.403.665 tons annually.

Conclusion

Let us unite in a movement to preserve our planet.

We live on Earth, so let’s protect our home for future generations.

Supervised by EWD: D. Lygeris

Designed by: EWD L. Sampanis

Statistical Calculations: G. Lygeris