A strong relationship exists between human development and energy consumption: per capita energy demand in countries with “very high HDI” is 2.3 times that of “high HDI” countries, 6.9 times that of “medium HDI” countries, and 9 times that of “low HDI” countries. With nearly four-fifths of the world’s population living in countries below the “very high” HDI threshold in 2019, continued development will require greater energy consumption, not less.

Vast Majority of World Will Need More Energy — figure 2
Fig. 2 of 2 · Chart 2022-34 · Source: EPRINC

From the EPRINC Chart of the Week archive.