Total energy consumed per dollar of real gross domestic product

(thousand Btu per US dollar)

A ratio of energy consumption to another metric, typically national gross domestic product in the case of a country's Energy Intensity. Sector-specific intensities may refer to energy consumption per household, per unit of commercial floorspace, per dollar value industrial shipment, or another metric indicative of a sector. Improvements in Energy Intensity include energy efficiency and conservation as well as structural factors not related to technology or behavior.