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==Methodology==
==Methodology==


Land required for solar panels, if
Area required for solar panels, if
* all energy came from solar photovoltaics, and
* all energy came from solar photovoltaics, and
* everyone on Earth lived a "first-world" lifestyle.
* everyone on Earth lived a "first-world" lifestyle.
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Divide this by the Earth's surface (510072000 km^2), and you get '''0.8%'''.
Divide this by the Earth's surface (510072000 km^2), and you get '''0.8%'''.


==Would your city need [[solar farms]]?==
==Would your city need [[solar farms]]?==