lõppkasutusest

Lõppkasutusest is an Estonian term referring to the end-use or final use of goods, services, or energy. It denotes consumption by the final user rather than intermediate inputs used in production or distribution. The phrase is commonly used in national accounting, energy statistics, and environmental accounting to separate what is ultimately consumed from what is used as inputs in further production.

In national accounts and energy statistics, lõppkasutusest helps distinguish final demand from intermediate consumption. In energy data, end-use energy is the amount that reaches the final consumer and is used for activities such as heating, lighting, transportation, and other services, after accounting for energy losses in generation and transmission. This framing supports analysis of consumer demand, energy efficiency, and policy impacts on households and end users.

Examples of end-use applications include household electricity for lighting and appliances, heating fuels used in homes, fuels consumed by private transportation, and services purchased by households and the government for public functions. In environmental and sustainability contexts, end-use data underpin calculations of carbon footprints and energy efficiency indicators linked to consumer behavior.

Data on lõppkasutusest are typically sourced from national accounts, energy balance tables, and household surveys, and are harmonized in international frameworks such as Eurostat or other statistical systems. Understanding end-use is important for policy-making, as it informs demand forecasts, efficiency standards, pricing strategies, and measures aimed at reducing energy consumption and emissions by final users. The term can be translated as “final use” or “end-use” in English.