The first chart below shows how energy is used in an average Australian household. The second chart shows the greenhouse gas emissions which result from this energy use.

The pie charts illustrate how one family consumes different types of power in Australia and the amount of greenhouse gas emitted by these factors.

It is clear that

while

heating and

water

heating are most used by Australian people, the opposite was true for cooling and lighting.

Besides

, the total toxic gas released by

water

heating and other appliances takes up the largest proportion. As can be seen, heating is recorded to be at the top of the list with 42% of the whole consumption, followed by 30% of

water

heating. Australians tend to use less energy in refrigeration as the percentage of that comprises only 7%. Meanwhile, lighting accounts for a bigger fraction, at 4%, which is 2 times higher than cooling. Other appliances,

however

, make up 15%. Regarding the emissions,

water

heating discharges nearly one-third of the total. Heating and refrigeration share the same portion at 15%, compared to 8% for lighting and 3% for cooling. Considerably, other appliances create a big sum of greenhouse gas with 28%.