10/12/2004
Ecological Footprints of Countries Around the World(1999 data) |
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Country |
Population (in millions) |
Ecological Footprint (Millions of Acres) |
Ecological Footprint (per person) |
Current Capacity (per person) |
Ecological Deficit (if negative) |
Ecological Deficit/Surplus as % of Capacity |
Ecological Deficit (Millions of acres) |
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WORLD |
6,210.10 |
37,260.6 |
6.0 |
4.7 |
(-1.3) |
-27.7% |
8,073.1 |
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Argentina |
37.9 |
284.3 |
7.5 |
16.5 |
9.0 |
54.5% |
341.1 |
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Australia |
19.7 |
368.4 |
18.7 |
36.1 |
17.4 |
48.2% |
342.78 |
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Austria |
8.1 |
94.8 |
11.7 |
6.9 |
(-4.8) |
-69.6% |
-38.88 |
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Bangladesh |
134 |
174.2 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
(-0.6) |
-85.7% |
-11.82 |
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Brazil |
174.5 |
1,029.6 |
5.9 |
14.9 |
9.0 |
60.4% |
-4.86 |
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Canada |
31.2 |
680.2 |
21.8 |
35.2 |
13.3 |
37.8% |
-80.4 |
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Chile |
15.6 |
120.1 |
7.7 |
10.5 |
(-2.8) |
-26.7% |
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China |
1,284.20 |
4,880.0 |
3.8 |
2.6 |
(-1.2) |
-46.2% |
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Denmark |
5.4 |
87.5 |
16.2 |
8.0 |
(-8.2) |
-102.5% |
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Egypt |
66.2 |
244.9 |
3.7 |
1.9 |
(-1.8) |
-94.7% |
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Finland |
5.2 |
108.2 |
20.8 |
21.3 |
0.5 |
2.3% |
2.6 |
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France |
59.3 |
770.9 |
13.0 |
7.1 |
(-5.9) |
-83.1% |
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Germany |
82.2 |
953.5 |
11.6 |
4.3 |
(-7.3) |
-169.8% |
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India |
1,053.40 |
2,001.5 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
(-0.2) |
-11.8% |
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Indonesia |
217.3 |
608.4 |
2.8 |
4.5 |
1.7 |
37.8% |
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Italy |
57.7 |
548.2 |
9.5 |
2.9 |
(-6.6) |
-227.6% |
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Japan |
127.2 |
1,501.0 |
11.8 |
1.7 |
(-10.0) |
-588.2% |
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Korea Republic |
48.1 |
394.4 |
8.2 |
1.8 |
(-6.4) |
-355.6% |
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Malaysia |
24.4 |
190.3 |
7.8 |
8.4 |
0.6 |
7.1% |
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Mexico |
100.8 |
625.0 |
6.2 |
4.2 |
(-2.1) |
-50.0% |
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Netherlands |
16.1 |
191.6 |
11.9 |
2.0 |
(-9.9) |
-495.0% |
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Norway |
4.6 |
90.2 |
19.6 |
14.7 |
(-4.9) |
-33.3% |
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Pakistan |
144.8 |
231.7 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
(-0.6) |
-60.0% |
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Philippines |
78.3 |
227.1 |
2.9 |
1.4 |
(-1.5) |
-107.1% |
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Poland |
38.6 |
351.3 |
9.1 |
4.0 |
(-5.1) |
-127.5% |
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Russia |
144.2 |
1,600.6 |
11.1 |
12.0 |
0.9 |
7.5% |
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South Africa |
44.2 |
472.9 |
10.7 |
6.0 |
(-4.7) |
-78.3% |
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Spain |
39.5 |
454.3 |
11.5 |
4.4 |
(-7.1) |
-161.4% |
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Sweden |
8.9 |
147.7 |
16.6 |
18.1 |
1.5 |
8.3% |
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Switzerland |
7.3 |
74.5 |
10.2 |
4.5 |
(-5.7) |
-126.7% |
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Thailand |
61.7 |
234.5 |
3.8 |
3.4 |
(-0.4) |
-11.8% |
-24.68 |
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Turkey |
67.2 |
329.3 |
4.9 |
3.0 |
(-1.8) |
-60.0% |
-120.96 |
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United Kingdom |
60.2 |
794.6 |
13.2 |
4.1 |
(-9.1) |
-222.0% |
-547.82 |
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United States |
288.3 |
6,919.2 |
24.0 |
13.0 |
(-10.9) |
-83.8% |
-3142.47 |
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Note: A nation’s Ecological Footprint is a measure of the amount of productive land area needed to support that nation’s consumption and waste. The calculations are based on officially published and peer reviewed data. Source: The Earth Day Network. |
Edwin S. Rubenstein is President of ESR Research Economic Consultants in Indianapolis.
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