Tech a Close Look
The fact about tech remains that tech has provided the world with much more than any one can imagine. We are here and doing just great and good to go as well, it all ahead ahead. Ordinarily, it would have been impossible without technology to attain this present heights of global transformation in which all areas of human endeavors enjoy the ease brought about by tech. How ever, it now turns out we have moved from using tech to aid our activities into completely depending on it. Electricity for instance is a perfect example of one such tech that we can hardly do without. The list below according to Wikipedia shows a detailed rate of power consumption of different countries around the worldRank | Country | Electricity consumption (MW·h/yr) | Year of Data | Source | Population | As of | Average power per capita (watts per person) |
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— | World | 19,320,360,620 | 2002-10 | all sources | 7,155,700,000 | 2014 | 313 |
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5,463,800,000 | 2014 | National Energy Administration | 1,360,720,000 | 2013 | 458 |
002 | ![]() |
4,686,400,000 | 2013 | US DoE | 317,848,000 | 2014 | 1683 |
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3,037,000,000 | 2009 | CIA | 503,492,041 | 2012 | 688 |
003 | ![]() |
1,016,500,000 | 2012 | [Ministry of Energy (Russia)] | 146,019,512 | 2014 | 808 |
004 | ![]() |
938,823,000 | 2014 | MOSPI | 1,242,660,000 | 2014 | 101 |
005 | ![]() |
859,700,000 | 2012 | CIA | 127,120,000 | 2014 | 774 |
006 | ![]() |
582,500,000 | 2012 | CIA | 80,716,000 | 2013 | 861 |
007 | ![]() |
499,900,000 | 2010 | CIA | 35,344,962 | 2014 | 1871 |
008 | ![]() |
462,900,000 | 2012 | CIA | 65,864,000 | 2014 | 804 |
009 | ![]() |
455,800,000 | 2010 | CIA | 201,032,714 | 2013 | 268 |
010 | ![]() |
455,100,000 | 2011 | CIA | 50,219,669 | 2013 | 1038 |
011 | ![]() |
323,300,000 | 2013 | CIA | 63,705,000 | 2012 | 622 |
012 | ![]() |
307,200,000 | 2012 | CIA | 60,021,955 | 2013 | 581 |
013 | ![]() |
249,700,000 | 2011 | CIA | 46,609,700 | 2013 | 645 |
014 | ![]() |
246,360,000 | 2013 | 76,667,864 | 2013 | 366 | |
015 | ![]() |
242,200,000 | 2011 | CIA | 23,315,822 | 2012 | 1080 |
016 | ![]() |
234,200,000 | 2012 | CIA | 54,002,000 | 2014 | 495 |
017 | ![]() |
213,500,000 | 2010 | CIA | 23,060,903 | 2013 | 1114 |
018 | ![]() |
199,800,000 | 2011 | CIA | 77,356,669 | 2013 | 305 |
019 | ![]() |
190,900,000 | 2010 | CIA | 29,195,895 | 2012 | 681 |
020 | ![]() |
175,300,000 | 2012 | CIA | 44,854,065 | 2012 | 461 |
021 | ![]() |
134,600,000 | 2009 | CIA | 117,409,830 | 2013 | 131 |
022 | ![]() |
132,200,000 | 2008 | CIA | 38,501,000 | 2011 | 391 |
023 | ![]() |
132,100,000 | 2008 | CIA | 9,555,893 | 2012 | 1576 |
024 | ![]() |
131,600,000 | 2008 | CIA | 66,720,153 | 2011 | 225 |
025 | ![]() |
126,100,000 | 2008 | CIA | 247,424,598 | 2013 | 61 |
026 | ![]() |
115,600,000 | 2008 | CIA | 5,063,709 | 2013 | 2603 |
027 | ![]() |
112,500,000 | 2008 | CIA | 16,788,973 | 2013 | 764 |
028 | ![]() |
109,100,000 | 2008 | CIA | 84,550,000 | 2013 | 147 |
029 | ![]() |
104,700,000 | 2008 | CIA | 41,737,066 | 2012 | 286 |
030 | ![]() |
101,000,000 | 2011 | CIA | 90,388,000 | 2012 | 127 |
031 | ![]() |
93,800,000 | 2009 | CIA | 28,334,135 | 2010 | 377 |
032 | ![]() |
88,110,000 | 2011 | CIA | 16,967,000 | 2013 | 593 |
033 | ![]() |
85,850,000 | 2011 | CIA | 28,946,101 | 2011 | 338 |
034 | ![]() |
84,780,000 | 2008 | CIA | 11,035,948 | 2012 | 876 |
035 | ![]() |
83,090,000 | 2008 | CIA | 5,421,827 | 2012 | 1747 |
036 | ![]() |
74,350,000 | 2010 | CIA | 186,143,000 | 2013 | 47 |
037 | ![]() |
70,580,000 | 2008 | CIA | 8,264,070 | 2010 | 974 |
038 | ![]() |
65,670,000 | 2009 | CIA | 8,414,638 | 2011 | 890 |
039 | ![]() |
59,530,000 | 2008 | CIA | 10,815,197 | 2011 | 627 |
040 | ![]() |
59,260,000 | 2010 | CIA | 10,513,209 | 2012 | 643 |
041 | ![]() |
57,500,000 | 2009 | CIA | 8,014,000 | 2012 | 818 |
042 | ![]() |
56,350,000 | 2008 | CIA | 17,402,630 | 2012 | 369 |
043 | ![]() |
55,660,000 | 2010 | CIA | 31,129,225 | 2012 | 204 |
044 | ![]() |
54,400,000 | 2009 | CIA | 103,775,517 | 2013 | 60 |
045 | ![]() |
51,460,000 | 2010 | CIA | 20,121,600 | 2013 | 315 |
046 | ![]() |
48,270,000 | 2008 | CIA | 10,581,949 | 2012 | 520 |
047 | ![]() |
47,160,000 | 2008 | CIA | 8,002,300 | 2013 | 672 |
048 | ![]() |
43,140,000 | 2011 | CIA | 7,061,200 | 2010 | 696 |
049 | ![]() |
42,580,000 | 2008 | CIA | 2,818,042 | 2012 | 1723 |
050 | ![]() |
42,570,000 | 2010 | CIA | 9,942,000 | 2012 | 488 |
051 | ![]() |
41,200,000 | 2010 | CIA | 5,312,400 | 2012 | 884 |
052 | ![]() |
40,100,000 | 2009 | CIA | 29,559,100 | 2012 | 155 |
053 | ![]() |
39,100,000 | 2012 | BP | 161,083,804 | 2012 | 28 |
054 | ![]() |
38,820,000 | 2008 | CIA | 47,072,915 | 2012 | 94 |
055 | ![]() |
38,564,000 | 2012 | MBIE | 4,468,200 | 2013 | 985 |
056 | ![]() |
35,500,000 | 2011 | CIA | 7,186,862 | 2011 | 563 |
057 | ![]() |
34,250,000 | 2011 | CIA | 30,475,144 | 2013 | 128 |
058 | ![]() |
32,070,000 | 2010 | CIA | 5,687,591 | 2012 | 643 |
059 | ![]() |
31,070,000 | 2008 | CIA | 9,457,500 | 2012 | 375 |
060 | ![]() |
30,500,000 | 2008 | CIA | 37,900,000 | 2012 | 92 |
060 | ![]() |
28,990,000 | 2008 | CIA | 22,530,746 | 2012 | 147 |
061 | ![]() |
28,760,000 | 2010 | CIA | 5,410,836 | 2012 | 606 |
062 | ![]() |
28,300,000 | 2009 | CIA | 7,364,570 | 2011 | 438 |
063 | ![]() |
26,100,000 | 2011 | CIA | 4,588,252 | 2011 | 648 |
064 | ![]() |
22,890,000 | 2008 | CIA | 6,202,000 | 2013 | 460 |
065 | ![]() |
21,470,000 | 2008 | CIA | 32,878,400 | 2012 | 74 |
066 | ![]() |
19,460,000 | 2008 | CIA | 3,667,084 | 2012 | 605 |
067 | ![]() |
18,870,000 | 2010 | CIA | 4,284,889 | 2011 | 502 |
068 | ![]() |
18,850,000 | 2008 | CIA | 24,554,000 | 2011 | 88 |
069 | ![]() |
18,800,000 | 2008 | CIA | 9,356,500 | 2013 | 229 |
070 | ![]() |
18,790,000 | 2008 | CIA | 1,903,447 | 2013 | 1125 |
071 | ![]() |
18,140,000 | 2008 | CIA | 170,123,740 | 2012 | 12 |
072 | ![]() |
16,700,000 | 2009 | CIA | 7,616,000 | 2011 | 250 |
073 | ![]() |
16,480,000 | 2009 | CIA | 321,857 | 2012 | 5837 |
074 | ![]() |
14,920,000 | 2008 | CIA | 15,223,680 | 2011 | 112 |
075 | ![]() |
14,700,000 | 2009 | CIA | 2,055,496 | 2012 | 815 |
076 | ![]() |
14,200,000 | 2008 | CIA | 11,163,934 | 2012 | 145 |
077 | ![]() |
13,250,000 | 2008 | CIA | 2,773,479 | 2010 | 545 |
078 | ![]() |
13,000,000 | 2009 | CIA | 5,125,693 | 2012 | 289 |
079 | ![]() |
12,870,000 | 2008 | CIA | 9,445,281 | 2010 | 155 |
080 | ![]() |
12,490,000 | 2008 | CIA | 10,732,900 | 2012 | 136 |
081 | ![]() |
12,470,000 | 2008 | CIA | 12,619,600 | 2012 | 113 |
082 | ![]() |
11,300,000 | 2008 | CIA | 6,508,887 | 2012 | 198 |
083 | ![]() |
10,800,000 | 2009 | CIA | 3,839,737 | 2011 | 321 |
084 | ![]() |
10,480,000 | 2008 | CIA | 1,234,571 | 2010 | 968 |
085 | ![]() |
10,300,000 | 2008 | CIA | 2,966,954 | 2012 | 396 |
086 | ![]() |
10,180,000 | 2008 | CIA | 23,929,708 | 2011 | 48 |
087 | ![]() |
9,793,000 | 2009 | CIA | 4,224,000 | 2008 | 264 |
088 | ![]() |
9,268,000 | 2010 | CIA | 20,277,597 | 2012 | 52 |
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9,256,000 | 2011 | CIA | 4,469,200 | 2011 | 236 |
090 | ![]() |
9,024,000 | 2011 | CIA | 2,058,539 | 2011 | 500 |
091 | ![]() |
8,500,000 | 2009 | CIA | 6,561,748 | 2011 | 148 |
092 | ![]() |
8,321,000 | 2009 | CIA | 4,586,353 | 2011 | 207 |
093 | ![]() |
8,161,000 | 2011 | CIA | 15,438,384 | 2013 | 60 |
094 | ![]() |
7,960,000 | 2011 | CIA | 3,318,535 | 2011 | 273 |
095 | ![]() |
7,614,000 | 2008 | CIA | 14,309,466 | 2012 | 61 |
096 | ![]() |
7,474,000 | 2008 | CIA | 5,550,239 | 2010 | 154 |
097 | ![]() |
7,431,000 | 2010 | CIA | 1,286,540 | 2013 | 658 |
098 | ![]() |
7,246,000 | 2008 | CIA | 1,346,350 | 2011 | 614 |
099 | ![]() |
6,593,000 | 2009 | CIA | 2,821,977 | 2011 | 266 |
100 | ![]() |
6,540,000 | 2009 | CIA | 8,249,574 | 2010 | 90 |
101 | ![]() |
6,453,000 | 2008 | CIA | 537,853 | 2013 | 1368 |
102 | ![]() |
6,400,000 | 2008 | CIA | 2,889,187 | 2012 | 253 |
103 | ![]() |
6,301,000 | 2011 | CIA | 10,389,913 | 2012 | 69 |
104 | ![]() |
6,215,000 | 2010 | CIA | 2,027,000 | 2012 | 350 |
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6,060,000 | 2008 | CIA | 24,200,000 | 2010 | 29 |
106 | ![]() |
6,036,000 | 2008 | CIA | 75,507,308 | 2013 | 9 |
107 | ![]() |
5,805,000 | 2010 | CIA | 3,661,868 | 2010 | 181 |
108 | ![]() |
5,800,000 | 2011 | CIA | 3,262,200 | 2010 | 203 |
109 | ![]() |
5,756,000 | 2011 | CIA | 6,134,000 | 2009 | 107 |
110 | ![]() |
9,694,000 | 2012 | CIA | 43,500,000 | 2013 | 25 |
111 | ![]() |
5,674,000 | 2011 | CIA | 1,733,872 | 2011 | 373 |
112 | ![]() |
4,883,000 | 2008 | CIA | 19,406,100 | 2012 | 29 |
113 | ![]() |
4,883,000 | 2010 | CIA | 26,494,504 | 2011 | 21 |
114 | ![]() |
4,646,000 | 2008 | CIA | 23,833,000 | 2011 | 22 |
115 | ![]() |
4,630,000 | 2008 | CIA | 60,280,000 | 2010 | 9 |
116 | ![]() |
4,556,000 | 2008 | CIA | 838,897 | 2011 | 619 |
117 | ![]() |
4,591,000 | 2011 | CIA | 91,195,675 | 2012 | 6 |
118 | ![]() |
4,100,000 | 2010 | CIA | 625,266 | 2011 | 748 |
119 | ![]() |
3,928,000 | 2008 | CIA | 2,100,000 | 2011 | 213 |
120 | ![]() |
3,787,000 | 2008 | CIA | 30,894,000 | 2008 | 14 |
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3,660,000 | 2010 | CIA | 568,700 | 2012 | 734 |
121 | ![]() |
3,584,000 | 2008 | CIA | 20,617,068 | 2009 | 20 |
122 | ![]() |
3,431,000 | 2008 | CIA | 44,929,002 | 2012 | 9 |
123 | ![]() |
3,375,000 | 2010 | CIA | 2,892,876 | 2013 | 133 |
124 | ![]() |
3,365,000 | 2008 | CIA | 18,498,000 | 2009 | 21 |
126 | ![]() |
3,054,000 | 2008 | CIA | 408,786 | 2011 | 852 |
127 | ![]() |
2,850,000 | 2008 | CIA | 2,029,307 | 2010 | 160 |
128 | ![]() |
2,757,000 | 2008 | CIA | 6,310,129 | 2012 | 50 |
129 | ![]() |
2,646,000 | 2008 | CIA | 6,071,045 | 2012 | 50 |
130 | ![]() |
2,234,000 | 2008 | CIA | 1,291,456 | 2012 | 197 |
131 | ![]() |
2,230,000 | 2010 | CIA | 6,500,000 | 2012 | 39 |
132 | ![]() |
1,991,000 | 2010 | CIA | 452,515 | 2011 | 502 |
133 | ![]() |
1,958,000 | 2008 | CIA | 35,873,253 | 2012 | 6 |
134 | ![]() |
1,907,000 | 2008 | CIA | 353,658 | 2010 | 615 |
135 | ![]() |
1,763,000 | 2008 | CIA | 12,855,153 | 2011 | 16 |
136 | ![]() |
1,674,000 | 2008 | CIA | 252,000 | 2011 | 757 |
137 | ![]() |
1,600,000 | 2008 | CIA | 1,475,000 | 2009 | 124 |
138 | ![]() |
1,559,000 | 2008 | CIA | 14,952,665 | 2010 | 12 |
139 | ![]() |
1,559,000 | 2008 | CIA | 16,407,000 | 2013 | 11 |
140 | ![]() |
1,440,000 | 2008 | CIA | 560,157 | 2012 | 293 |
141 | ![]() |
1,207,000 | 2008 | CIA | 1,185,000 | 2009 | 116 |
142 | ![]() |
1,032,000 | 2008 | CIA | 22,005,222 | 2012 | 5 |
143 | ![]() |
945,000 | 2008 | CIA | 274,200 | 2010 | 393 |
144 | ![]() |
865,800 | 2008 | CIA | 858,038 | 2012 | 115 |
145 | ![]() |
855,600 | 2008 | CIA | 10,057,975 | 2009 | 10 |
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846,300 | 2008 | CIA | 101,484 | 2010 | 951 |
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784,500 | 2008 | CIA | 106,405 | 2010 | 840 |
146 | ![]() |
688,000 | 2008 | CIA | 752,940 | 2010 | 104 |
147 | ![]() |
683,500 | 2008 | CIA | 15,730,977 | 2010 | 5 |
148 | ![]() |
671,900 | 2008 | CIA | 7,154,237 | 2013 | 11 |
149 | ![]() |
653,000 | 2008 | CIA | 9,598,787 | 2012 | 8 |
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636,400 | 2008 | CIA | 64,268 | 2010 | 1129 |
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630,100 | 2004 | CIA | 97,857 | 2011 | 734 |
150 | ![]() |
626,000 | 2008 | CIA | 17,129,076 | 2012 | 4 |
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623,100 | 2008 | CIA | 267,000 | 2010 | 266 |
151 | ![]() |
598,700 | 2009 | CIA | 85,082 | 2011 | 802 |
152 | ![]() |
550,000 | 2011 | CIA | 2,124,515 | 2012 | 30 |
153 | ![]() |
542,000 | 2009 | CIA | 328,536 | 2012 | 188 |
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537,500 | 2008 | CIA | 54,878 | 2010 | 1117 |
154 | ![]() |
534,000 | 2008 | CIA | 4,366,266 | 2012 | 14 |
155 | ![]() |
508,700 | 2008 | CIA | 3,359,185 | 2012 | 17 |
156 | ![]() |
455,700 | 2008 | CIA | 14,517,176 | 2009 | 4 |
157 | ![]() |
311,600 | 2008 | CIA | 4,128,572 | 2011 | 9 |
158 | ![]() |
309,000 | 2010 | CIA | 9,719,932 | 2011 | 4 |
159 | ![]() |
308,000 | 2008 | CIA | 173,765 | 2009 | 202 |
160 | ![]() |
293,000 | 2008 | CIA | 10,085,638 | 2012 | 3 |
159 | ![]() |
273,400 | 2008 | CIA | 8,749,000 | 2012 | 4 |
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268,800 | 2010 | CIA | 49,267 | 2011 | 622 |
161 | ![]() |
260,400 | 2008 | CIA | 792,198 | 2012 | 37 |
162 | ![]() |
241,800 | 2008 | CIA | 84,000 | 2009 | 328 |
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239,400 | 2010 | CIA | 56,370 | 2012 | 484 |
163 | ![]() |
238,600 | 2008 | CIA | 523,568 | 2013 | 52 |
164 | ![]() |
236,800 | 2008 | CIA | 11,689,696 | 2012 | 2 |
165 | ![]() |
236,000 | 2008 | CIA | 2,067,000 | 2009 | 13 |
166 | ![]() |
231,100 | 2009 | CIA | 30,419,928 | 2012 | 1 |
167 | ![]() |
224,900 | 2008 | CIA | 6,086,495 | 2012 | 4 |
168 | ![]() |
204,600 | 2008 | CIA | 1,782,893 | 2009 | 13 |
169 | ![]() |
200,400 | 2008 | CIA | 312,698 | 2010 | 73 |
170 | ![]() |
184,000 | 2009 | CIA | 742,737 | 2012 | 28 |
171 | ![]() |
178,600 | 2002 | CIA | 106,104 | 2013 | 192 |
172 | ![]() |
177,400 | 2009 | CIA | 103,328 | 2011 | 184 |
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176,700 | 2008 | CIA | 55,519 | 2010 | 363 |
— | ![]() |
162,800 | 2008 | CIA | 46,400 | 2012 | 400 |
— | ![]() |
156,000 | 2008 | CIA | 29,752 | 2011 | 598 |
173 | ![]() |
148,800 | 2008 | CIA | 4,422,000 | 2009 | 4 |
174 | ![]() |
122,700 | 2008 | CIA | 120,000 | 2008 | 117 |
175 | ![]() |
120,900 | 2008 | CIA | 54,000 | 2013 | 269 |
176 | ![]() |
107,000 | 2008 | CIA | 81,799 | 2011 | 149 |
177 | ![]() |
98,580 | 2008 | CIA | 194,320 | 2012 | 58 |
178 | ![]() |
93,000 | 2008 | CIA | 10,329,208 | 2009 | 1 |
179 | ![]() |
85,560 | 2008 | CIA | 1,622,000 | 2010 | 6 |
180 | ![]() |
83,700 | 2008 | CIA | 301,293 | 2010 | 32 |
181 | ![]() |
80,910 | 2008 | CIA | 71,293 | 2011 | 129 |
182 | ![]() |
72,540 | 2008 | CIA | 523,000 | 2009 | 16 |
183 | ![]() |
67,590 | 2011 | CIA | 1,066,582 | 2010 | 7 |
184 | ![]() |
65,100 | 2008 | CIA | 1,647,000 | 2010 | 5 |
185 | ![]() |
53,940 | 2008 | CIA | 6,000,000 | 2012 | 1 |
186 | ![]() |
52,288 | 2012 | TongaPowerLtd | 103,036 | 2011 | 58 |
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49,290 | 2008 | CIA | 5,774 | 2011 | 973 |
187 | ![]() |
48,360 | 2008 | CIA | 798,000 | 2010 | 7 |
188 | ![]() |
41,850 | 2008 | CIA | 27,800 | 2012 | 172 |
189 | ![]() |
39,990 | 2008 | CIA | 224,564 | 2011 | 20 |
190 | ![]() |
38,130 | 2008 | CIA | 183,176 | 2011 | 24 |
191 | ![]() |
29,760 | 2008 | CIA | 9,378 | 2011 | 362 |
— | ![]() |
29,760 | 2008 | CIA | 14,974 | 2011 | 173 |
— | ![]() |
20,460 | 2008 | CIA | 5,164 | 2012 | 452 |
192 | ![]() |
20,460 | 2008 | CIA | 103,500 | 2010 | 23 |
— | ![]() |
15,810 | 2008 | CIA | 2,932 | 2012 | 615 |
— | ![]() |
7,440 | 2008 | CIA | 4,255 | 2008 | 199 |
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2,790 | 2008 | CIA | 1,398 | 2009 | 228 |
This in addition to other factors may result in an unexpected out come if by any means the world or some part of it experiences global or complete black out maybe as a result of solar activities. The chance is, there would be other means of survival. The mind will always find its way out but over dependance can as kill the creative ability of the mind. The present means of generating power is proven to be sustainable and maintainable and the human dependance of them has grown so high that most people consider it a waste of time and effort researching for other source.