Table 2.
Drivers of resource use in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan. Data for 2005, except when otherwise noted
| USA | UK | Japan | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population density | cap/km2 | 32 | 249 | 351 |
| Income (GDP/cap) (const. 2005 $) | $/cap/yr | 37,702 | 27,754 | 38,972 |
| Household final consumption expenditures | $/cap/yr | 26,757 | 18,626 | 21,817 |
| Livestock | cattle/1,000 inh. | 315 | 178 | 35 |
| Meat consumption | kg/cap/yr | 124 | 87 | 47 |
| Motorization | MV/1,000 inh. | 820 | 478 | 562 |
| Pump price of gasoline (2000) | US$/L | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Passenger road transport | 1,000 pkm/cap/yr | 26 | 12 | 7 |
| Electricity consumption | MWh/cap/yr | 14.6 | 6.8 | 8.7 |
| Residential electricity consumption | MWh/cap/yr | 4.5 | 1.9 | 2.6 |
Note: Sources:World Bank Group (2010) (road transport, income, household final expenditure, gasoline price), IEA (2007) (electricity), FAO (2009) (cattle, meat consumption), Mitchell (2003) and RITA (2010) (motorization).
cap/km2= individuals per square kilometer; GDP/cap = gross domestic product per capita; const. 2005 $= constant 2005 dollars; $/cap/yr = dollars per capita per year; cattle/1,000 inh. = cattle per 1,000 inhabitants; kg/cap/yr = kilograms per capita per year; MV/1000 inh. = motor vehicless per 1,000 inhabitants; US$/L = U.S. dollars per liter; pkm/cap/yr = passenger kilometers per year; MWh/cap/yr = megawatt hours per capita per year.