Collectifission on Nostr: "According to energy historian Vaclav Smil, in 1800 we had 0.05 gigajoules per ...

"According to energy historian Vaclav Smil, in 1800 we had 0.05 gigajoules per capita, which rose to 2.7 in 1900, 28 in 2000 and, largely due to Chinese growth, to 34 in 2020."

Thought that was an interesting stat.

https://energy-times.net/2023/05/30/does-mainstream-economics-underplay-energys-role-in-growth/