Kardashev Dashboard
Explore when humanity could reach each Kardashev Civilization type based on energy and technological growth.
Civilization Progress
Kardashev Number (2025)
0.728
Global Power Production (2025)
1.92×10¹³ W
Type I
10¹⁶ W
10¹⁶ W
Type II
10²⁶ W
10²⁶ W
Type III
10³⁶ W
10³⁶ W
Type I Projections
Harness all energy available on Earth (~10¹⁶ W)
What Humanity Unlocks: Complete mastery over planetary resources, weather control, elimination of energy scarcity, terraforming capabilities, and the foundation for interplanetary colonization. Poverty and resource conflicts become obsolete as unlimited clean energy powers advanced manufacturing, transportation, and life support systems.
Projected Type I Year
2100
Years to Type I
75
2.2%
0%
10%
Adjust the annual energy growth rate. This affects all civilization types.
Type II Projections
Harness energy of entire star (~10²⁶ W via Dyson Sphere)
What Humanity Unlocks: Stellar engineering capabilities, massive space habitats supporting trillions, interstellar travel and colonization, molecular-level manufacturing, and the ability to move planets. Death from aging becomes optional, and humanity spreads across multiple star systems with godlike technological powers.
Projected Type II Year
2500
Years to Type II
475
Base Energy Growth
2.2%
Effective Growth Rate
2.2%
2.2%
0%
10%
Baseline energy growth rate (linked to Type I slider).
Type III Projections
Harness energy of entire galaxy (~10³⁶ W)
What Humanity Unlocks: Galactic-scale engineering, manipulation of space-time itself, creation of artificial universes, mastery over fundamental forces of physics, and possibly faster-than-light travel. Humanity becomes a cosmic force capable of preventing galactic catastrophes and seeding life across the universe.
Projected Type III Year
5000
Years to Type III
2975
Base Energy Growth
2.2%
Effective Growth Rate
2.2%
2.2%
0%
10%
Stellar baseline rate (inherits Type II effective rate).