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> ~9% to ~13% from 2002 to 2013[1] that's 4% in 11 years, basically flatlining compared to other countries.
by rf15 9y ago
> ~9% to ~13% from 2002 to 2013[1]
that's 4% in 11 years, basically flatlining compared to other countries.
- KekDemaga 9y agoI can presume that you personally only use renewables?
- rf15 9y agoFair criticism. On the other hand, if we're going down this road of argumentation: I am renewable.
- pc86 9y agoThe United States' energy use per capita[0] is the largest in the world. How does the total energy consumption of renewables v. non-renewables compare? [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_energy_consumption#/media/File:Energy_Use_per_Capita.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_energy_consumption#/medi...
- mikeash 9y agoNitpick: the US is #3, behind Iceland and Canada. Iceland is an incredible outlier, with a figure well over two times higher than Canada, I assume because aluminum production is such a huge part of the economy due to cheap geothermal and hydroelectric power.
- avar 9y agoThe US is actually #9 behind Iceland, Qatar, Trinidad and Tobago, Kuwait, Brunei, Luxembourg, UAE and Canada[1]. Just sort that table by kgoe/a. You're right about why Iceland is so high, see [2]. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_energy_consumption_per_capita https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_energy_co... 2. https://askjaenergy.com/2014/11/17/iceland-is-the-world-largest-energy-consumer-per-capita/ https://askjaenergy.com/2014/11/17/iceland-is-the-world-larg...
- mikeash 9y agoThat's where I looked too, but I sorted by the 2014 column which seems to be missing values for some of those countries. Confusing!
- dagw 9y agothat's 4% in 11 years No, it's 45% growth in 11 years. It's 4 percentage points, but that is something different.