1. EnergyMozambique

   Mozambique: in 10 years the economy grew 47% and electricity use grew 16%

   GDPElectricity use

   From 2013 to 2023: real GDP and all electricity used in the country — homes, industry, transport. Supply, efficiency and the mix of industries can matter; these series do not separate their effects. The gap alone does not prove GDP is mismeasured.

   Source: IMF WEO (GDP growth); Ember (electricity demand)Open on the chart →

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• Mozambique: 84% of its electricity is made without coal, gas or oil, but there is 4.6 times less of it per person than in a typical country
• Mozambique: the UN's 2010 projection did not expect births this high even by 2100
• Mozambique: 10 of 11 UN projections since 1998 expected fewer births
• Mozambique: women live longer than all 12 UN projections expected — by 11.1 years (median)
• Mozambique: fertility has been falling since 2011, from 5.60 to 4.76 children per woman
• Mozambique: in 13 years out of 16 the IMF expected faster growth than came

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