Ecological Footprint - By Country

By Country

The world-average ecological footprint in 2007 was 2.7 global hectares per person. The average per country ranges from over 10 to under 1 global hectare per person. There is also a high variation within countries, depending on individual lifestyle.

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Famous quotes containing the word country:

    In this country ... men seem to live for action as long as they can and sink into apathy when they retire.
    Charles Francis Adams, Sr. (1807–1886)

    Passing through here in 1795, Bishop Asbury commented, ‘The country improves in cultivation, wickedness, mills, and stills.’ Five years later, he held a meeting in the neighborhood and remarked that he thought most of the congregation had come to look at his wig.
    —Administration in the State of Sout, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)