For comparison: Worldwide Total final energy consumption is around 82,000 TWh/a, or 10 MWh/a per person (a bit more than 1 kW on average per person). So, Bitc

For comparison: Worldwide Total final energy consumption is around 82,000 TWh/a, or 10 MWh/a per person (a bit more than 1 kW on average per person). So, Bitcoin consumes more than 13 million people, or 0.16% of world energy consumption (total final energy, not only electricity - it's a higher share of electricity consumption). Edit to add: Put yet another way, one BTC transaction burns as much energy as a person needs per month. Can't wait for the utopia where BTC is universally adopted!