Was curious so did the math backwards assuming the previous 1000 years had a 2% growth rate. The world used 9,717 million tons of oil equivalent in 2017. Plug

Was curious so did the math backwards assuming the previous 1000 years had a 2% growth rate. The world used 9,717 million tons of oil equivalent in 2017. Plugging in our growth rate that would mean the world used the equivalent of 13 tons of oil in 986 which is 515.84 million BTU. US residents making <$20k and having wood as their primary heating fuel source use 50 million BTU of wood a year. While we can argue specifics 10 households worth of fuel sounds a little low for a world with a population of 390 million.