The penetration rate of air conditioners in rural areas of China is 60%, but why is it less than 6% in developed countries in Europe?

The so-called "dog days" are also between the slight summer heat and the great summer heat in the lunar calendar, with the highest, wettest and sultry days in a year. Many people in China are complaining that it is too hot now, so one thing has become the hard currency of China families, and that is "air conditioning".

Some people say that the greatest inventions of the 20th century are radio, television, computers or robots. But in this summer, many people will invariably mention an invention, that is, air conditioning. Air conditioning is a tool to adjust temperature. Its origin can actually be traced back to an air conditioning system invented by Babylonians around BC 1700, but today's modern air conditioning is invented by willis carrier. 1902 Later, Willis Carrier invented the first modern air-conditioning system powered by electricity, and it began to be widely used in the home environment, so air-conditioning became one of the most popular household appliances.

Back in China, the air-conditioning penetration rate in China may actually exceed your imagination. In fact, China people haven't been exposed to air conditioners for a long time. Most families didn't come into contact with air conditioning until after 2 1 century, but the popularization speed was extremely fast. According to the statistical summary of China in 20 19, at the end of 20 18, the number of air conditioners in China reached 109/ 100 households, including urban residents 142.2 and rural residents 142.2. From these data, we can see that China's air-conditioning market is booming, and the air-conditioning penetration rate in rural areas alone has reached about 60%, which is really developing rapidly.

And this news gives foreigners in Europe a question. Many people think that the air-conditioning penetration rate in Europe is very high, but in fact it is just the opposite. The air-conditioning penetration rate in Europe is less than 6%, which is far lower than that in many countries. This is also the reason why the high temperature heat wave in Europe on 20 19 was so rampant. Because Europeans don't blow air conditioners, many Europeans are very distressed and anxious in the face of the rare heat wave. Therefore, when seeing the popularity of air conditioning in China during the heat wave last year, Europeans can't help asking: Who is the developed country?

So why don't Europeans install air conditioners? In fact, we need to talk about costs. China is a country with a complete industrial system. Our raw materials and manufacturing technology are very cheap, so we can promote them as much as possible. But Europe is different. Their air conditioners are generally more expensive than ours. In addition, the installation cost is not worse than the price of the air conditioner itself, so many Europeans simply dare not buy it.

Secondly, the summer temperature in Europe is generally between 30 degrees. Therefore, if Europe had not suffered the rare heat wave last year, most people would not feel hot. Coupled with the concept of environmental protection and the idea of protecting old buildings, air conditioning is very scarce in Europe.

But in fact, air conditioning is not the key to development. Generally speaking, Europe's economy is still very developed and its living standard is higher than ours. However, it is undeniable that from the data alone, Europe is not a veritable "developed country" in the field of air conditioning. I wonder how you evaluate this matter? Welcome to leave a comment.