per capita energy consumption varies widely across the United States with Louisiana being one of the highest per capita consumers of energy. Primary energy consumption per capita in the United States totaled 309 million British thermal units in 2018. Over the last decades, energy consumption also tended to decrease during times of economic recession. Energy intensity can act as an indicator of how closely energy consumption is linked to the economy.
The index score of per capita energy consumption in the United States stood at 0.9 in 2017, compared with a baseline of 1 in 2005. Energy demand per person in the United States declined largely due to an increase in appliance and vehicle efficiency standards. The Per capita energy consumption index score in the U.S. from 2000 to 2017*
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