FIGURE 35.7 U.S. energy use per capita and energy intensity. Our energy use per capita was level and has been dropping in recent years. Our energy intensity, or energy use per dollar of GDP, has been decreasing steadily since 1980. However, because of the increasing U.S. population, total energy use of the nation has been roughly constant between 2000 and 2012.
(Data from U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, 2013)