The historical macro data show the natural tendency of economies
towards decreasing energy / GDP and energy / population which is the result of several things notably: 1) these ratios trend downward (unless of course economies are truly» failed»)-- meaning economies naturally move
to higher
value -
added composition e.g., technology, retail, services,... 2) developed economies have higher supply and consumption efficiencies simply because the technological bases are more advance and efficient be it automotive, industrial,
home, personal,... etc..