Release of 2019 energy efficiency indicators database

In spite of significant energy savings from efficiency in the residential sector since the year 2000 in many IEA countries, it is often found that energy intensities of appliances (GJ/ dwelling) had either been kept at constant levels, or have even increased in this period and across different geographies. This is particularly relevant as residential appliances are the second-largest end use in IEA countries (after space heating), and diffusion of appliances like PCs more than doubled in this time frame.