National Data, By Edwin S. Rubenstein

Ecological Footprints of Countries Around the World

(1999 data)

(in acres per capita)

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)

WORLD

6,210.10

37,260.6

6.0

4.7

(-1.3)

-27.7%

8,073.1

Argentina

37.9

284.3

7.5

16.5

9.0

54.5%

341.1

Australia

19.7

368.4

18.7

36.1

17.4

48.2%

342.78

Austria

8.1

94.8

11.7

6.9

(-4.8)

-69.6%

-38.88

Bangladesh

134

174.2

1.3

0.7

(-0.6)

-85.7%

-11.82

Brazil

174.5

1,029.6

5.9

14.9

9.0

60.4%

-4.86

Canada

31.2

680.2

21.8

35.2

13.3

37.8%

-80.4

Chile

15.6

120.1

7.7

10.5

(-2.8)

-26.7%

China

1,284.20

4,880.0

3.8

2.6

(-1.2)

-46.2%

Denmark

5.4

87.5

16.2

8.0

(-8.2)

-102.5%

Egypt

66.2

244.9

3.7

1.9

(-1.8)

-94.7%

Finland

5.2

108.2

20.8

21.3

0.5

2.3%

2.6

France

59.3

770.9

13.0

7.1

(-5.9)

-83.1%

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%

Indonesia

217.3

608.4

2.8

4.5

1.7

37.8%

Italy

57.7

548.2

9.5

2.9

(-6.6)

-227.6%

Japan

127.2

1,501.0

11.8

1.7

(-10.0)

-588.2%

Korea Republic

48.1

394.4

8.2

1.8

(-6.4)

-355.6%

Malaysia

24.4

190.3

7.8

8.4

0.6

7.1%

Mexico

100.8

625.0

6.2

4.2

(-2.1)

-50.0%

Netherlands

16.1

191.6

11.9

2.0

(-9.9)

-495.0%

Norway

4.6

90.2

19.6

14.7

(-4.9)

-33.3%

Pakistan

144.8

231.7

1.6

1.0

(-0.6)

-60.0%

Philippines

78.3

227.1

2.9

1.4

(-1.5)

-107.1%

Poland

38.6

351.3

9.1

4.0

(-5.1)

-127.5%

Russia

144.2

1,600.6

11.1

12.0

0.9

7.5%

South Africa

44.2

472.9