About the data

The map shows the ecological footprint per capita, a measure of the resources used per head in each country. The data are based on the Global Footprint Network’s Ecological Footprint Atlas (see the HPI 2.0 report for full details of our methodology) which provides figures for 2005. The footprint for each country is colour coded as ‘good’ (green), ‘middling’ (amber), ‘bad’ (red) or blood red for extremely high footprints. Arrow over each country to see its name and ecological footprint in global hectares per capita (gha).

You can download the complete data file containing overall scores for HPI 2.0, as well as component results and HPI data over time for selected countries.

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