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|Residential - [[heating]] {{p|~ heating indoor air (not water)<br /><br />~ varies with the weather and local climate<br /><br />~ energy may be fuel or electricity}} | |Residential - [[heating]] {{p|~ heating indoor air (not water)<br /><br />~ varies with the weather and local climate<br /><br />~ energy may be fuel or electricity}} | ||
|{{p2|366 W|{{calc|oecd.residential.heating / oecd.population|W}} }} | |||
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|Residential - [[hot water]] {{p|~ energy may be fuel or electricity}} | |Residential - [[hot water]] {{p|~ energy may be fuel or electricity}} | ||
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|Residential - [[cooling]] {{p|~ cooling indoor air<br /><br />~ varies with the weather and local climate | |Residential - [[cooling]] {{p|~ cooling indoor air (not food refrigeration)<br /><br />~ varies with the weather and local climate}} | ||
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|Residential - '''other''' {{p|Entirely electricity - anything that isn't used for heating/cooling<!--or hot water-->.<br /><br />{{light|A lot of websites that teach you how to "save energy" are centered on this. But as you can see, it's actually quite a small part of energy demand!}} }} | |Residential - '''other''' {{p|Entirely electricity - anything that isn't used for heating/cooling<!--or hot water-->.<br /><br />{{light|A lot of websites that teach you how to "save energy" are centered on this. But as you can see, it's actually quite a small part of energy demand!}} }} | ||
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|Commercial {{p|This is not split into heating/cooling/misc (unlike for residential) due to lack of more detailed data.}} | |Commercial {{p|This is not split into heating/cooling/misc (unlike for residential) due to lack of more detailed data.}} | ||
|{{p2|512 W|{{calc|oecd.commercial.services / oecd.population|W}} }} | |||
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|Industrial {{p|Almost all of this is ''manufacturing''. Other industrial processes include agriculture & mining (surprisingly minor in terms of energy use).}} <!-- TODO: split up industrial into "manufacturing" and "other industry"; gotta find a good way to work this into existing page structure --> | |Industrial {{p|Almost all of this is ''manufacturing''. Other industrial processes include agriculture & mining (surprisingly minor in terms of energy use).}} <!-- TODO: split up industrial into "manufacturing" and "other industry"; gotta find a good way to work this into existing page structure --> | ||
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|Transport {{p|Includes passenger vehicles, freight trucks, and to a lesser extent: trains, planes and ships}} <!-- TODO: split up transport. freight trucks and ships are affected by what ppl buy. planes are affected by how much people fly. trains are minor in any case. --> | |Transport {{p|Includes passenger vehicles, freight trucks, and to a lesser extent: trains, planes and ships}} <!-- TODO: split up transport. freight trucks and ships are affected by what ppl buy. planes are affected by how much people fly. trains are minor in any case. --> | ||
| | |{{p2|1317 W|{{calc|oecd.transport / oecd.population|W}} }} | ||
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Revision as of 21:11, 20 May 2023
This page is an attempt to estimate how much energy it takes to sustain a reasonable quality of life in a developed country.
Tables
Energy units: W (watts per capita, averaged over time. This is not the same as peak watts). (example)Suppose an electric car charger operates at 4800 watts, but the car is only charging for 2 hours per day on average. So the wattage averaged over time is 400 watts. Also note: If a family of 2 people owns 1 of these cars, then that's 200 watts per capita.
- Non-electric energy usage (fuel) is still measured in watts, this same way, for the sake of comparison.
oecd.energy.tfc
3784.37 Mtoe/year
OECD countries - energy usage - total final consumption
Key World Energy Statistics 2020 (IEA report)
- Page 49: OECD energy balance, 2018
- Page 49: OECD energy balance, 2018
oecd.population
1372683615
Number of people living in OECD countries
Population, total - World Bank Data
data.worldbank.org › indicator › SP.POP.TOTL
Using data from 2020
OECD countries are: Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States.
data.worldbank.org › indicator › SP.POP.TOTL
Using data from 2020
OECD countries are: Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States.
oecd.residential.heating
10% oecd.energy.tfc
subset of oecd.residential.heating
Page 44 of KWES2020 - inferring from statistic on IEA countries, which mostly overlap with OECD countries
oecd.residential
20% oecd.energy.tfc
oecd.commercial.services
14% oecd.energy.tfc
oecd.industrial.manufacturing
23% oecd.energy.tfc
not entirely useful on its own, because people in OECD countries consume a lot of goods manufactured outside of OECD countries
oecd.industrial.manufacturing.chemicals
5% oecd.energy.tfc
subset of oecd.industrial.manufacturing
oecd.industrial.mining
4% oecd.energy.tfc
oecd.industrial.other
3% oecd.energy.tfc
Includes agriculture & construction. Excludes manufacturing & mining.
oecd.transport
36% oecd.energy.tfc
oecd.transport.passenger_cars
21% oecd.energy.tfc
subset of oecd.transport
| Status quo[''']based on OECD countries, most of which are developed | Status quo, electrified[''']all vehicles electric instead of fossil fuels ~ Estimated based on the energy footprint of lithium-ion batteries. |
Minimal consumption[''']Involves major personal & social changes: ~ Public transit and walkability ~ Frugalism ~ Abolishing planned obsolescence and code bloat | |
| Residential - heating [''']~ heating indoor air (not water) ~ varies with the weather and local climate ~ energy may be fuel or electricity |
366 W
(calculation loading) | ||
| Residential - cooling [''']~ cooling indoor air (not food refrigeration) ~ varies with the weather and local climate | |||
| Residential - other [''']Entirely electricity - anything that isn't used for heating/cooling. A lot of websites that teach you how to "save energy" are centered on this. But as you can see, it's actually quite a small part of energy demand! | |||
| Commercial [''']This is not split into heating/cooling/misc (unlike for residential) due to lack of more detailed data. | 512 W
(calculation loading) | ||
| Industrial [''']Almost all of this is manufacturing. Other industrial processes include agriculture & mining (surprisingly minor in terms of energy use). | |||
| Transport [''']Includes passenger vehicles, freight trucks, and to a lesser extent: trains, planes and ships | 1317 W
(calculation loading) | ||
| Total | 3658 W
(calculation loading) |
All datapoints are cited from Key World Energy Statistics 2020 (IEA report) unless otherwise specified.
Note on reducing environmental impacts
- When it comes to climate change: Energy usage is the main culprit.
- Home electricity is just a small part of this. The best thing people can do is drive less and buy less.
- Note: This is targeted at the average person who lives in a developed country. If you are poor, you probably don't need to consume less.
- Home electricity is just a small part of this. The best thing people can do is drive less and buy less.
- When it comes to habitat loss: Land usage is the main culprit.
- The best thing people can do is eat more plant-based and waste less food.
See also
- Energy demand scenarios (an older analysis)