The term you're looking for is "energy intensity". And, indeed, it's going down: https://www.google.com/search?q=energy+intensity&client=safari&rls=en&sxsrf=ACY

The term you're looking for is "energy intensity". And, indeed, it's going down: https://www.google.com/search?q=energy+intensity&client=safari&rls=en&sxsrf=ACYBGNR50jNo6wTiD-1g2urYvWpa_hwlDQ:1568939651774&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiRuPjUk97kAhXKbFAKHUETD2EQ_AUIEigC&biw=1288&bih=969#imgrc=qokmnuy0gczgbM https://www.google.com/search?q=energy+intensity&client=safa...: We're deriving more useful output with less or at least flattening (material and energy) input. I wish more people understood economics from an economics standpoint.