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Figure 22: Road sector energy consumption and income per capita in OIC countries
Source: Author from the World Bank World Development Indicators
The pump price for gasoline is also a major determinant for road sector GHG emissions. Figure
23 shows that a negative relation exists between pump price for gasoline and road sector energy
consumption in 35 OIC countries in 2011 (which can be used as a proxy for GHG emissions).
Figure 23: Road sector energy consumption per capita and pump price for gasoline in the
OIC Member States (2014)
Source: Author from the World Bank World Development Indicators
Bahrain
Benin Gabon
Iraq
Kazakhstan
Kuwait
Libya
Malaysia
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
UAE
-
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
- 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 140,000 160,000
Road sector energy consumption percapita (kg of oil equivalent) (2011)
GDP per capita (2015), PPP (constant 2011 $)
Albania Algeria
Iran
Iraq Jordan Kazakhstan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Malaysia
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
UAE
-
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5
Road sector energy consumptionper capita (kg of oil equivalent)
(2011)
Pump price for gasoline (US$ per liter)