Chart Residential and commercial demand shifts to non-OECD Download the chart – PNG / 68.18 KB Growth in households, rising prosperity and expanding commercial activity will spur demand for lighting, heat and power in homes and offices Residential and commercial energy demand will rise over 20 percent by 2040, consistent with overall population growth Essentially all growth will be in non-OECD nations, where demand will rise close to 40 percent Africa and China will each account for about 30 percent of the increase in residential and commercial energy demand