Per capita cheese consumption in the US
correlates with
Global Bitcoin mining electricity consumption
r = 0.96797% · 2017-2022
Per capita cheese consumption in the USGlobal Bitcoin mining electricity consumption
These two datasets have a 97% correlation over 2017-2022. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.
Data Sources
Per capita cheese consumption in the USers.usda.gov ↗
Global Bitcoin mining electricity consumptionccaf.io ↗
spuriouscorrelation ≠ causation