DATA USED & METHODOLOGY

The general data on the countries such as population, land area, density of population, growth of population, share of rural population, GDP, GDP composition, temporal data, and energy consumption share were compiled from the literature.14 The energy consumption share by sector, GDP per capita, energy consumption, and traditional fuel consumption values were computed. The information on the traditional fuel consumption and resources in the Asian countries was collected from the Regional Wood Energy Development Program in Asia.15