In the US it's even 40 times more.
A short thread to follow along for those thinking biofuels are the answer to our oil addiction. They are not.
That's the energy in our food. We'll come back to later.
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A barrel of oil is 159 liters.
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So the US uses 3.12 billion liters of oil per day and the EU 2.39 billion liters per day.
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If we divide liters by people we get 10 liters per person per day in the US and 5 liters per person per day in the EU.
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So if we multiply liters by 37 MJ we get 370 MJ per person per day in the US and 185 MJ per person in the EU.
Can you imagine getting 20 to 40 times more energy from agriculture? Would any forest or natural habitat survive?