U.S. energy consumption
per real dollar of GDP, thousand BTU, 1949–2015
Data Item | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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US energy consumption (thousand BTU per real dollar of GDP) | 15.92 | 15.85 | 15.67 | 14.96 | 14.65 | 14.33 | 14.68 | 14.93 | 14.63 | 14.69 | 14.34 | 14.50 | 14.35 | 14.14 | 14.06 | 13.88 | 13.58 | 13.45 | 13.53 | 13.66 | 13.92 | 14.37 | 14.20 | 14.16 | 13.95 | 13.71 | 13.36 | 13.39 | 13.13 | 12.76 | 12.50 | 12.10 | 11.50 | 11.26 | 10.74 | 10.52 | 10.06 | 9.75 | 9.72 | 9.76 | 9.65 | 9.43 | 9.44 | 9.26 | 9.18 | 8.99 | 8.95 | 8.90 | 8.57 | 8.24 | 8.01 | 7.87 | 7.58 | 7.56 | 7.38 | 7.27 | 7.04 | 6.81 | 6.79 | 6.67 | 6.53 | 6.59 | 6.45 | 6.15 | 6.23 | 6.16 | 5.97 |