China used more cement between 2011 and 2013 than the U.S. used in the entire 20th Century. It's a statistic so mind-blowing that it stunned Bill Gates and inspired haiku.
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Dec 5, 2014 · According to his blog, between 2011 and 2013, China consumed 6.6 gigatons of concrete – that's more than the U.S. used in the entire 20th ...
Mar 6, 2023 · “China used as much cement in three years as the US did in the entire 20th century” is a headline that has been repeated over and over.
Dec 14, 2014 · Originally Answered: China used more cement in the past three years (6.6 gigatons) than the US did in the entire 20th century (4.5 gigatons).
Feb 25, 2015 · In fact, from 2011 to 2013, China used 6.5 gigatons of cement. That's more than the United States used during the entire 20th Century, according ...
Dec 5, 2014 · The US used about 0.1 gigatons per year, whearas China used between 0.9 and 1.2 gigatons per year, from 2004-2007. Upvote
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China used more cement in the last 3 years than the U.S. did in the 20th century. We've all seen the headlines about rampant Chinese economic growth. Many have ...
Nov 17, 2022 · Since 1985, China has become the largest producer of cement and consumed more cement in 3 years (i.e., from 2010 to 2012) than the U.S. consumed ...
Mar 14, 2017 · Learn about how China used more cement in three years than the U.S. used in the entire 20th century. Plus we look at Bond and Stock Yields ...