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LEARNING FROM CHINA:
Why the Western Economic Model Will Not Work for the World
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China Replacing the United States as World's Leading Consumer
Annual Consumption of Key Resources Per Person in China and the United States, 2004
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Commodity |
Unit |
China |
United States |
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| Grain |
Kilograms |
291 |
935 |
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| Meat |
Kilograms |
48 |
125 |
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| Oil |
Barrels per Year |
2 |
25 |
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| Coal (1) |
Kilograms of Oil Equivalent |
613 |
1,952 |
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| Steel (1) |
Kilograms |
198 |
353 |
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| Paper (1) |
Kilograms |
27 |
210 |
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| (1) Data for 2003. |
Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute, March 2005.
| References: Grain consumption from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Production, Supply, and Distribution, electronic database, at www.fas.usda.gov/psd, updated 13 February 2005); meat consumption from USDA, op. cit. this note, updated October 2004; oil from U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration (EIA), “World Oil Demand,” International Petroleum Monthly, December 2004; coal from BP, Statistical Review of World Energy 2004 (London: Group Media & Publishing, June 2004); steel from International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI), Steel Statistical Yearbook 2004 (Brussels, 2004); paper from UN Food and Agriculture Organization, FAOSTAT Statistics Database, at apps.fao.org, updated 21 January 2005; United Nations (UN), World Population Prospects: The 2002 Revision (New York: 2003). |
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Annual Consumption of Key Resources in China and the United States in 2004, with Projections for China to 2031, Compared to Current World Production |
Commodity |
Unit |
Consumption 2004 |
Projected Consumption 2031 (1) |
Production 2004 |
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US |
China |
China |
World |
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| Grain |
Million Tons |
278 |
382 |
1,352 |
2,021 |
| Meat |
Million Tons |
38 |
64 |
181 |
239 |
| Oil |
Million Barrels per Day |
20 |
6.5 |
99 |
79 |
| Coal (2) |
Million Tons of Oil Equivalent |
574 |
800 |
2,823 |
2,519 |
| Steel (2) |
Million Tons |
104 |
258 |
511 |
968 |
| Paper (2) |
Million Tons |
62 |
35 |
303 |
157 |
| (1) Assumes China reaches US 2004 consumption level per person in 2031. |
| (2) Data for 2003. |
Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute, March 2005.
References: Grain from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Production, Supply, and Distribution, electronic database, at www.fas.usda.gov/psd, updated 13 February 2005; meat from USDA, op. cit. this note, updated October 2004; oil consumption from U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration (EIA), “World Oil Demand,” International Petroleum Monthly, December 2004; oil production from EIA, "World Oil Supply," International Petroleum Monthly, February 2005; coal from BP, Statistical Review of World Energy 2004 (London: Group Media & Publishing, June 2004); steel from International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI), Steel Statistical Yearbook 2004 (Brussels, 2004); paper from UN Food and Agriculture Organization, FAOSTAT Statistics Database, at apps.fao.org, updated 21 January 2005; United Nations, World Population Prospects: The 2002 Revision (New York: 2003). |
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