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Resource Use Calculation
Amos Satterlee -  October 5, 2002

These figures come from the World Bank Little Green Book. The measurements are for 1998.

For the World
Commercial energy use per capita (kg oil equiv) 1,659 kg
Electric power consumption per capita (kWh) 2,084.7 kWh
For the United States
Commercial energy use per capita (kg oil equiv) 7,937 kg
Electric power consumption per capita (kWh) 11,832.4 kWh


Totals World U.S. U.S./World
Energy use 10,375 B kg 2,285 B kg 22%
Electric 13,037 B kWh 3,407 B kWh 26%


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