US Population & Energy Consumption

Year
US Population 
(millions)
US Energy consumed 
(Exajoules)
US Average
Energy per capita per second
(watts per capita)
1970
205
 70.0
10,800
1994
261
93.3
11,300
Population increases much faster than energy per capita consumption In the 24-year period 1970 to 1994, the population increased by 27%, but the energy consumption per capita increased by 4.6%.

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