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Originally Posted by Guest
Sorry, followed your lead in using present tense. Landmass has nothing to do with economic output. That's why per capita GDP is more useful when comparing. In 1920 US per capita GDP was $5,552. In Germany it was $2,796.
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There IS a limit. It takes land to do EVERYTHING...eventually...you frow to the point where you have used everything. It's a zero sum situation.
Germany IMPORTS most of their energy.
Germany’s dependence on imported fossil fuels | Clean Energy Wire
"While the whole of the EU imported 53.4 percent of its energy consumption in 2014, Germany’s dependency was even higher with an import share of 61.4 percent – only slightly below the previous year’s all-time high of 62.6 percent."
• German electricity imports from Europe 2014 | Statistic
Germany IMPORTS much of their electricity:
"The statistic represents Germany's electricity imports from other European countries in 2014, sorted by country. During this year, Germany imported around 14.8 terawatt hours worth of electricity from France. "
Germany has grown PAST their ability to be self sufficient...the US because of it's vastness has not...yet.