Energy Use Per Person

Provided by: Our World in Data |Published on: July 20, 2021

Data, Graphs, and Maps

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Synopsis

In this interactive data resource, students can see the average individual energy use for each country.
Using the buttons on the left, students can view the data as a chart, table, or map.

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Subjects: Science, Geography, Mathematics

Authors: Hannah Ritchie, Max Roser

Region: Global

Languages: English

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Positives

This resource is user-friendly and many students can use it independently.

Prerequisites

Students should know how to read graphs and maps.
Students may need the term kilowatt-hour defined.

Differentiation & Implementation

Students can discuss the environmental implications of energy consumption and where most of their energy comes from.
Students can track their own energy usage for a week and compare it to the national or global average.
Students can discuss outliers for this energy use data.

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