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| 20 As the region progresses in its efforts to streamline sustainable energy policy and scale up investment, the demographic trends featured inTable 1 will contribute to shaping energy demand profiles and determining effective strategies. For example, the breakdown of final energy consumption by sector varies significantly according to economic size and composition.15 (See Table 2.) In low-income economies, the household sector tends to account for the vast majority of energy consumption; in Niger, for example, households consume approximately 90% of all final energy.16 This energy goes towards fulfilling a variety of basic needs. In the Gambia, as in much of the region, the primary uses of domestic energy in 2013 included heating water; cooking (brewing tea, roasting meat, warming food); drying fish, fruit, and vegetables; and ironing clothes.17 In other Member States, consumption is distributed more evenly across economic sectors. Ghana’s household sector consumed 38.8% of final energy in 2012, while transport accounted for an additional 38.9% and industry nearly 20%.18 These factors help determine which sectors should be targeted for energy efficiency improvements, as well as where renewable energy deployment could have the biggest impact. a Purchasing power parity b The Human Development Index ranks 186 countries in terms of their human development, with 1 being the highest score and 186 being the lowest. Source: see endnote 4 for this section. TABLE 1 | Regional Overview Statistics Population (July 2014 est.) Population Density (July 2014 est.) Population Growth Rate (2014 est.) Urban Population (2011) Annual Rate of Urbanisation (2010–15 est.) GDP (2013 est.) GDP per Capita (2013 est.) Human Development Index 2014 thousand people people/km2 % % % USD billlion PPPa USD/PPP rankingb Benin 10,161 91.9 2.81 44.9 4.12 16.65 1,600 165 Low Burkina Faso 18,365 67.1 3.05 26.5 6.02 26.51 1,500 181 Low Cabo Verde 539 133.6 1.39 62.6 2.12 2.22 4,400 123 Med. Côte d’Ivoire 22,849 71.9 1.96 51.3 3.56 43.67 1,800 171 Low The Gambia 1,926 192.6 2.23 57.3 3.63 3.68 2,000 172 Low Ghana 25,758 113.2 2.19 51.9 3.5 90.41 3,500 138 Med. Guinea 11,474 46.7 2.63 35.4 3.86 12.56 1,100 179 Low Guinea-Bissau 1,693 60.2 1.93 43.9 3.59 2.01 1,200 177 Low Liberia 4,092 42.5 2.52 48.2 3.43 2.90 700 175 Low Mali 16,456 13.5 3.00 34.9 4.77 18.90 1,100 176 Low Niger 17,466 13.8 3.28 17.8 4.91 13.98 800 187 Low Nigeria 177,156 194.5 2.47 49.6 3.75 478.50 2,800 152 Low Senegal 13,636 70.8 2.48 42.5 3.32 27.72 2,100 163 Low Sierra Leone 5,744 80.2 2.33 39.2 3.04 9.16 1,400 183 Low Togo 7,351 135.2 2.71 38 3.3 7.35 1,100 166 Low ECOWAS Total Member State Average Member State Average Member Stat Average Member State Average Member State Average Member State Average 334,666 88.5 2.47 42.9 3.79 50.4 1,807 Benin 10,16191.92.8144.94.1216.651,600165 Low Burkina Faso 18,36567.13.0526.56.0226.511,500181 Low Cabo Verde 539133.61.3962.62.122.224,400123 Med. Côte d’Ivoire 22,84971.91.9651.33.5643.671,800171 Low The Gambia 1,926192.62.2357.33.633.682,000172 Low Ghana 25,758113.22.1951.93.590.413,500138 Med. Guinea 11,47446.72.6335.43.8612.561,100179 Low Guinea-Bissau 1,69360.21.9343.93.592.011,200177 Low Liberia 4,09242.52.5248.23.432.90700175 Low Mali 16,45613.53.0034.94.7718.901,100176 Low Niger 17,46613.83.2817.84.9113.98800187 Low Nigeria 177,156194.52.4749.63.75478.502,800152 Low Senegal 13,63670.82.4842.53.3227.722,100163 Low Sierra Leone 5,74480.22.3339.23.049.161,400183 Low Togo 7,351135.22.71383.37.351,100166 Low 334,66688.52.4742.93.7950.41,807