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Author: Edria Murray, Staff editor
<p>The Ecological Footprint is a method of measuring and analysing resource consumption and waste output compared to the renewable capacity of nature.
It represents the amount of productive land area needed to produce the resources (food,
energy and materials) and to absorb the wastes produced by an individual. Since 1980, the
average per capita ecological footprint has decreased as many processes (especially crop
production) have become more efficient.</p>
<p>If the ecological footprint exceeds the available productive land, The resource use is
considered unsustainable.</p>
<p>Globally, the available ecologically productive land area included in the Ecological
footprint analysis is 1.89 hectares for each person. The footprint takes into account fossil
fuel use, cropland, forests, nuclear and hydroelectric power, fisheries and buildings.</p>
<p>Countries with a high <a href=/graph/eco_gdp_ppp_cap&int=-1>per capita GDP</a> have a
high global footprint as they also have a high level of fossil fuel consumption. Some
european countries including Denmark, Netherlands, Austria, the United kingdom and Finland have taken steps to reduce their per capita global footprint.</p>
It represents the amount of productive land area needed to produce the resources (food,
energy and materials) and to absorb the wastes produced by an individual. Since 1980, the
average per capita ecological footprint has decreased as many processes (especially crop
production) have become more efficient.</p>
<p>If the ecological footprint exceeds the available productive land, The resource use is
considered unsustainable.</p>
<p>Globally, the available ecologically productive land area included in the Ecological
footprint analysis is 1.89 hectares for each person. The footprint takes into account fossil
fuel use, cropland, forests, nuclear and hydroelectric power, fisheries and buildings.</p>
<p>Countries with a high <a href=/graph/eco_gdp_ppp_cap&int=-1>per capita GDP</a> have a
high global footprint as they also have a high level of fossil fuel consumption. Some
european countries including Denmark, Netherlands, Austria, the United kingdom and Finland have taken steps to reduce their per capita global footprint.</p>
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- United States ranked first for ecological footprint amongst Christian countries in 2000.
- United Arab Emirates ranked first for ecological footprint amongst Muslim countries in 2000.
- Denmark ranked first for ecological footprint amongst Europe in 2000.
- Kuwait ranked first for ecological footprint amongst Hot countries in 2000.
- Estonia ranked first for ecological footprint amongst Emerging markets in 2000.
- South Africa ranked first for ecological footprint amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2000.
- Ireland ranked first for ecological footprint amongst Catholic countries in 2000.
- Lebanon ranked first for ecological footprint amongst Former French colonies in 2000.
- Australia ranked first for ecological footprint amongst Sparsely populated countries in 2000.
- Czech Republic ranked first for ecological footprint amongst Landlocked countries in 2000.
- Canada ranked second for ecological footprint amongst NATO countries in 2000.
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It represents the amount of productive land area needed to produce the resources (food,
energy and materials) and to absorb the wastes produced by an individual. Since 1980, the
average per capita ecological footprint has decreased as many processes (especially crop
production) have become more efficient.</p>
<p>If the ecological footprint exceeds the available productive land, The resource use is
considered unsustainable.</p>
<p>Globally, the available ecologically productive land area included in the Ecological
footprint analysis is 1.89 hectares for each person. The footprint takes into account fossil
fuel use, cropland, forests, nuclear and hydroelectric power, fisheries and buildings.</p>
<p>Countries with a high <a href=/graph/eco_gdp_ppp_cap&int=-1>per capita GDP</a> have a
high global footprint as they also have a high level of fossil fuel consumption. Some
european countries including Denmark, Netherlands, Austria, the United kingdom and Finland have taken steps to reduce their per capita global footprint.</p>
Posted on 14 Feb 2005
Edria Murray, Staff editor
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Posted on 17 Aug 2010
Ona
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Posted on 20 Mar 2010
Fitzpatrick27Jeri
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and Austria is #27: 5.45
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Posted on 14 Mar 2010
Helpful Tom
