With only 4.6% of the world's population, the United States consumes
a full 25% of the world's energy and emits more carbon dioxide than any other
country. The United States
consumes about 18 million barrels of oil each day. The United States consumes over 1800 cubic meters of water
annually per capita, about three times the world average. The United States consumes more water
than any other country. The United
States consumes about 17 million barrels of oil per day, of which nearly
two-thirds is used for transportation.
The United States consumes timber at a rate nearly double the average
for developed countries. Though
its population does not exceed 6 per cent of the world total, the United States
consumes almost three-quarters of the available supply of rubber and gasoline,
two-thirds of all the raw silk, and one-quarter of the sugar. The United States
consumes 33 times as much energy per person as India, 13 times as much as
China, two and a half times as much as Japan, and two times as much as
Sweden. The United States consumes
30 percent of the world's paper.
The United States consumes a disproportionately high number of the
world's trees. The United States
consumes too much, and 88 per cent believe that protecting the environment will
require "major changes in the way we live." The United States consumes energy as if it were a bodily
function. The United States
consumes 50 percent of the world's production of diamonds. The United States consumes more than $5
billion a year in illegal drugs yet we continue to punish foreign nations for
our problem. The United States
consumes three times as much fuel per capita as any other developed
country. The United States
consumes roughly 80% of beluga caviar exports. The United States consumes
nearly two-thirds of Iraqi oil exports.
That the United States consumes a quarter of the world's resources,
controls the channels of world trade and the institutions of inequality, and
squeezes whole nations to death, is simply not news.
With 6 percent of the world's population, the United States consumes 60
percent of the world's illegal drugs.
The United States consumes 20% of all metals, 30% of all paper, and
generates almost 75% of total global toxic waste.
Although the United States consumes a lot of material, future shortages
are not necessarily inevitable, for several reasons. Advances in technology and management increase efficient
materials use, reducing the need for resources.
Approximately what percentage of what the United States consumes is
produced inside its borders?
Perhaps a lot of the starches are.
The average person in the United States consumes approximately 425 grams of carbohydrates (starches and simple sugars), 105 grams of protein (amino acids), and 168 grams of fat (glycerol and fatty acids) per day.
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