Consumption vs. Population

There is a disturbing relationship the amount of energy produced by the world and the world's population. This relationship is also found for the cumulative ecological footprint:

ABOVE: Projections of ecological footprint are based on LPR06 projections (for 1961-2003). Projections of world energy production are based on data from the Energy Information Administration's International Energy Annual 2004 (for 1980-2004). Sixth-order curve fits are shown, though all curve fits above first order show the same trajectories. Values for 2007 are projected to be between 19 and 20. See Consumption spreadsheet for calculations.

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