Question

Assuming that the United States population is about 300 million people and the U.S primary energy consumption is about 100 exajoules per year, what is primary energy consumption per capita per year for the United States in gigajoules

Answer 1

The primary energy consumption per capita in the United States is approximately 333.33 gigajoules per year, calculated by dividing the total annual consumption in gigajoules by the population.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the primary energy consumption per capita per year for the United States in gigajoules, we need to convert the total energy consumption in exajoules to gigajoules and then divide by the population. Given that the U.S.'s primary energy consumption is about 100 exajoules per year, and 1 exajoule equals 1 million gigajoules, we have a total consumption of 100,000,000 gigajoules per year.

As the United States population is about 300 million people, we simply divide the total consumption in gigajoules by the population:

100,000,000 gigajoules per year / 300 million people = 333.33 gigajoules per person per year.

So, the primary energy consumption per capita in the United States is approximately 333.33 gigajoules per year.