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The Average American's Annual Energy Consumption

The Average American's Annual Energy Consumption 441 gallons of automobile gasoline (Avergage drivers drive 12,000 miles per year) 4,759 cubic feet of natural gas 3 gallons airplane fuel (1 round-trip flight/year) (This is the average of Americans using mostly natural gas for heating and those who don't use any) 8% Conditioning Air Lighting/Appliances 26% Water Heating 20% 11,040 kiloWatt hrs Refrigeration of electricity (at home) 5% Space Heating 41% *Note: pie graph is not to scale That electricity comes from: Coal Nuclear Solar, Wind, Geothermal 48.2% 19.6% 3.7% IIII т ши IIITI щ Natural Gas Oil Hydroelectric 21.4% 1.1% 6.0% Energy Use Per Capita U.S. vs The World Bangladesh I Total per-capita energy consumption in the US: 98,418 kiloWatt hours / year Worldwide per-capica energy consumption: 21,213 kiloWatt hours / year Haiti India China Hong Kong Venezuela United Kingdom Germany France Australia United States 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 Kilograms of Oil Equivalent Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration (www.eia.deo.gov) Bureau of Transportation Statistics (www.bts.gov) ve, visualeconomics.com The Average American's Annual Energy Consumption 441 gallons of automobile gasoline (Avergage drivers drive 12,000 miles per year) 4,759 cubic feet of natural gas 3 gallons airplane fuel (1 round-trip flight/year) (This is the average of Americans using mostly natural gas for heating and those who don't use any) 8% Conditioning Air Lighting/Appliances 26% Water Heating 20% 11,040 kiloWatt hrs Refrigeration of electricity (at home) 5% Space Heating 41% *Note: pie graph is not to scale That electricity comes from: Coal Nuclear Solar, Wind, Geothermal 48.2% 19.6% 3.7% III Natural Gas Oil Hydroelectric 21.4% 1.1% 6.0% Energy Use Per Capita U.S. vs The World Bangladesh I Total per-capita energy consumption in the US: 98,418 kiloWatt hours / year Worldwide per-capica energy consumption: 21,213 kiloWatt hours / year Haiti India China Hong Kong Venezuela United Kingdom Germany France Australia United States 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 Kilograms of Oil Equivalent Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration (www.eia.deo.gov) Bureau of Transportation Statistics (www.bts.gov) ve, visualeconomics.com The Average American's Annual Energy Consumption 441 gallons of automobile gasoline (Avergage drivers drive 12,000 miles per year) 4,759 cubic feet of natural gas 3 gallons airplane fuel (1 round-trip flight/year) (This is the average of Americans using mostly natural gas for heating and those who don't use any) 8% Conditioning Air Lighting/Appliances 26% Water Heating 20% 11,040 kiloWatt hrs Refrigeration of electricity (at home) 5% Space Heating 41% *Note: pie graph is not to scale That electricity comes from: Coal Nuclear Solar, Wind, Geothermal 48.2% 19.6% 3.7% III Natural Gas Oil Hydroelectric 21.4% 1.1% 6.0% Energy Use Per Capita U.S. vs The World Bangladesh I Total per-capita energy consumption in the US: 98,418 kiloWatt hours / year Worldwide per-capica energy consumption: 21,213 kiloWatt hours / year Haiti India China Hong Kong Venezuela United Kingdom Germany France Australia United States 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 Kilograms of Oil Equivalent Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration (www.eia.deo.gov) Bureau of Transportation Statistics (www.bts.gov) ve, visualeconomics.com The Average American's Annual Energy Consumption 441 gallons of automobile gasoline (Avergage drivers drive 12,000 miles per year) 4,759 cubic feet of natural gas 3 gallons airplane fuel (1 round-trip flight/year) (This is the average of Americans using mostly natural gas for heating and those who don't use any) 8% Conditioning Air Lighting/Appliances 26% Water Heating 20% 11,040 kiloWatt hrs Refrigeration of electricity (at home) 5% Space Heating 41% *Note: pie graph is not to scale That electricity comes from: Coal Nuclear Solar, Wind, Geothermal 48.2% 19.6% 3.7% III Natural Gas Oil Hydroelectric 21.4% 1.1% 6.0% Energy Use Per Capita U.S. vs The World Bangladesh I Total per-capita energy consumption in the US: 98,418 kiloWatt hours / year Worldwide per-capica energy consumption: 21,213 kiloWatt hours / year Haiti India China Hong Kong Venezuela United Kingdom Germany France Australia United States 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 Kilograms of Oil Equivalent Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration (www.eia.deo.gov) Bureau of Transportation Statistics (www.bts.gov) ve, visualeconomics.com The Average American's Annual Energy Consumption 441 gallons of automobile gasoline (Avergage drivers drive 12,000 miles per year) 4,759 cubic feet of natural gas 3 gallons airplane fuel (1 round-trip flight/year) (This is the average of Americans using mostly natural gas for heating and those who don't use any) 8% Conditioning Air Lighting/Appliances 26% Water Heating 20% 11,040 kiloWatt hrs Refrigeration of electricity (at home) 5% Space Heating 41% *Note: pie graph is not to scale That electricity comes from: Coal Nuclear Solar, Wind, Geothermal 48.2% 19.6% 3.7% III Natural Gas Oil Hydroelectric 21.4% 1.1% 6.0% Energy Use Per Capita U.S. vs The World Bangladesh I Total per-capita energy consumption in the US: 98,418 kiloWatt hours / year Worldwide per-capica energy consumption: 21,213 kiloWatt hours / year Haiti India China Hong Kong Venezuela United Kingdom Germany France Australia United States 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 Kilograms of Oil Equivalent Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration (www.eia.deo.gov) Bureau of Transportation Statistics (www.bts.gov) ve, visualeconomics.com

The Average American's Annual Energy Consumption

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The push to go green has many people pay closer attention to their consumption habits. This infographic looks at the average American's annual energy consumption and traces the source of the energy. ...

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