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consumption in rural China in 1995. Below, we analyze the developments
of rural commercial energy demand and non-commercial energy demand.
Rural commercial energy demand
Economic growth is the main factor driving demand for commercial
energy. Since the policy of reform and opening up was adopted in 1978,
Chinese agricultural income and commercial energy consumption for
agriculture has grown rapidly. Between 1980 and 1995, the real gross
output of agriculture rose from 117.2 billion Yuan to 241.6 billion Yuan,
while commercial energy consumption for agriculture grew from 34.7
Mtce to 55.0 Mtce (see Table 14.3). Between 1980 and 1995, total energy
consumption in agriculture grew by 3.1 percent per year, whereas
agricultural income rose at an annual rate of 4.9 percent. Between 1980 and
1995, coal, electricity and oil consumption for agriculture grew by 1.4
percent, 5.2 percent and 2.4 percent per year, respectively (Table 14.3).
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