global population reached almost eight billion people. Growth in industrialization and electricity access across the globe have further boosted electricity demand.
The world's electricity consumption has continuously grown over the past half a century, reaching approximately 25,500 terawatt-hours in 2022. Between 1980 and 2022, electricity consumption more than tripled, while the Net electricity consumption worldwide in select years from 1980 to 2022 (in terawatt-hours)
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Enerdata. (September 7, 2023). Net electricity consumption worldwide in select years from 1980 to 2022 (in terawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/280704/world-power-consumption/
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Enerdata. (2023). Net electricity consumption worldwide in select years from 1980 to 2022 (in terawatt-hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280704/world-power-consumption/
Enerdata. "Net Electricity Consumption Worldwide in Select Years from 1980 to 2022 (in Terawatt-hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280704/world-power-consumption/
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Net electricity consumption worldwide in select years from 1980 to 2022 (in terawatt-hours) [Graph], Enerdata, September 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/280704/world-power-consumption/