This map shows how little space we’d need to power the entire world with solar panels.
The area in the red box is about 25,000 square miles, slightly larger than the state of West Virginia. The small red square shows the space required to meet German demand for energy.
This map from Nadine May’s thesis is used under the Creative Commons license. A tip of the hat to I Love Charts.
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