In 2017, the average North American had the largest ecological footprint, at over eight hectares per capita. By comparison, the average person living in Africa had an ecological footprint of just 1.36 hectares. Only in two world regions does the estimated biocapacity exceed the ecological footprint. These are Oceania and Latin America and the Caribbean. Africa toes the line exactly at the limit. The world has been in a net global deficit since 1970.
Ecological footprint per capita worldwide in 2017, by region (in global hectares per capita)*
* The global hectare (gha) measures the ecological footprint of people. One global hectare is the world's annual amount of biological production for human use and waste assimilation, per hectare of productive land.
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Global Footprint Network. (October 13, 2021). Ecological footprint per capita worldwide in 2017, by region (in global hectares per capita)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 01, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037217/global-ecological-footprint-per-capita-by-region/
Global Footprint Network. "Ecological footprint per capita worldwide in 2017, by region (in global hectares per capita)*." Chart. October 13, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 01, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037217/global-ecological-footprint-per-capita-by-region/
Global Footprint Network. (2021). Ecological footprint per capita worldwide in 2017, by region (in global hectares per capita)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 01, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037217/global-ecological-footprint-per-capita-by-region/
Global Footprint Network. "Ecological Footprint per Capita Worldwide in 2017, by Region (in Global Hectares per Capita)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037217/global-ecological-footprint-per-capita-by-region/
Global Footprint Network, Ecological footprint per capita worldwide in 2017, by region (in global hectares per capita)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037217/global-ecological-footprint-per-capita-by-region/ (last visited December 01, 2021)
