India produces slightly less energy than Japan, but, with its vast population, its per capita consumption is much lower.
But whether you buy the new technobabble or the old, the fact is that China will soon lead the world in gross domestic product, though, given its vast population, its per capita GDP will still trail that of the US.
Brazil still has glaring income inequality, and while it tripled its per capita income over the past decade to about $12,500, some of that increase had to do with its overvalued currency.
Income is described in two ways; by its per capita variation and by its variance.
China could then, while still growing at 8percentt a year, double its per capita income without increasing its carbon emissions at all.
Because of its high poverty rate, it ranks first among states in its per capita payments from welfare programs, and it also does relatively well on education programs aimed primarily at the poor.
From 1950 to 2000, its per capita income tripled, making it something of a middle-income country.
Last year its per capita income was 1.2m won, 5% of its neighbour's, as it paid the price for international sanctions, deteriorating trade ties with the South and mismanagement of its command economy.
One study showed that Kentucky doubled its per capita expenditures between 1957 and 1962, growing its appropriations faster than any other state.
The higher it becomes, the greater will be all pressures on resources, especially if the developing world narrows its gap with the developed world in its per capita consumption.
