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Table 2 Average human energy expenditure for different livelihood activities per year

From: Development of a fuel efficient cookstove through a participatory bottom-up approach

Number

Activities

Annual percapita energyexpenditure (Gcal/year)

Percentage ofenergyexpenditure

1

Animal rearing

15.9

6.43

2

Agriculture

68.0

26.50

3

Water fetching

44.1

17.80

4

Firewood fetching

42.9

9.67

5

Cooking

14.6

8.24

6

Cloth washingand plinthpreparation

9.9

4.03

7

Fishing

3.1

1.25

8

Other activities

64.5

26.04