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ENERGY: PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
WORLDWIDE
source: UNDP, World energy assessment, 2004,
http://www.undp.org/
energy/weaover2004.htm
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Worldwide, average per capita energy use… - is approximately 20 times greater than minimum human energy requirements for survival, reaching 1.65 toe*/year.
Still, there are significant inequities in energy use among groups of countries:
Annual per capita energy use (2001) | area | toe* | | industrialised countries | 4.7 | | developing countries | 0.8 | | sub-Saharan region | 0.6 |
* ‘toe’ stands for ‘Tons of Oil Equivalent’.
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