Ecological Footprint
ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT
The Ecological Footprint measures how fast we consume natural resources and generate waste compared to the ability of nature to absorb our waste and generate new resources. In short, it describes the biological productive area that is needed to maintain the current living standard of a certain population.
Even though the concept is not part of the original planetary boundary framework, its is included in this project because of its popularity and simplicity.
CONCEPT
The name ecological footprint is already a metaphor, which was simply translated into a physical state. A higher demand for natural resources, causes a bigger environmental footprint, which is symbolized by an actual bigger footprint of a pair of sandals.
Austria
2022
env. footprint
3,69
population
9,0
GDP
50.204
social-ratio
1
India
2038
env. footprint
1,00
population
1.578,4
GDP
2.635
social-ratio
0,82
Norway
2045
env. footprint
4,06
population
6,4
GDP
104.236
social-ratio
1
Panama
2050
env. footprint
1,62
population
5,8
GDP
19.344
social-ratio
0,73
Senegal
2045
env. footprint
0,89
population
30,0
GDP
1.368
social-ratio
0,27
USA
2050
env. footprint
5,9
population
379,4
GDP
115.508
social-ratio
0,73
CONCEPT
The name ecological footprint is already a metaphor, which was simply translated into a physical state. A higher demand for natural resources, causes a bigger environmental footprint, which is symbolized by an actual bigger footprint of a pair of sandals.
parameter used
unit
env.footprint
evn. footprint normalized to boundary
population
in millions
GDP
per capita in million $
social ratio
ratio of social goals achieved
