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#What if….we was supposed to reach the Human Impact Balance at country level by acting only on a single factor?
This kind of scenario is useful to get us aware on the entity of the challenges we are going to face. Every country has as a base the 2020 situation, so it starts with a EQidx due basicly to the relationship between ecological footprint and biocapacity in 2020. The SINGLE FACTOR SIMULATION allows to understand how a specific country have to reduce or increase a specific factor to reach the ecological balance freezing the other driving factors…no matter in how much time.
Referring to the basic EQidx formula, the four driving factors are Population and Footprint per capita at the numerator and Surface and Efficiency Factor at the denominator, where the “equilibrium” is achieved when the result is 1. Using the Single Factor Simulation you will see how should change every single factor to reach the equilibrium (EQidx=1) supposing that is the only factor to move. Pls. note that surface in reality is not a movable factor, so this exercise can show meaningful figures moving singularly one of the three other factors.

This kind of simulation returns results at country level. It is therefore concerned to show us how we should move one single factor to achieve the Human Impact Balance within the country. So f.i. under “Population” you’ll find how many people should live in your country maintaining the current level of both Ecological Footprint (consumption included) and Biocapacity. Under “Footprint per capita” you’ll find what should be the right level in your country keeping stable population and biocapacity. Under “EFFidx” you’ll find how should move the Bio-efficiency index to reach the ecological balance (equilibrium) keeping stable Population and Ecological Footprint.
Start here to draw your own conclusions!
2020 Base
COUNTRY | POPULATION | DEV% | SURFACE | FootPrint xcap | DEV% | EFFidx | DEV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brazil | 212559417 | 0 | 8514877 | 3.11 | 0 | 2.27 | 0 |
China | 1439323776 | 0 | 9598080 | 3.38 | 0 | 1.41 | 0 |
United States | 331002651 | 0 | 9375775 | 8.22 | 0 | 1.33 | 0 |
Russia | 145934462 | 0 | 17098242 | 5.69 | 0 | 0.58 | 0 |
India | 1380004385 | 0 | 3287590 | 1.16 | 0 | 1.89 | 0 |
Canada | 37742154 | 0 | 9984670 | 8.17 | 0 | 0.61 | 0 |
Australia | 25499884 | 0 | 7687850 | 9.31 | 0 | 0.55 | 0 |
Indonesia | 273523615 | 0 | 1919440 | 1.58 | 0 | 1.8 | 0 |
Argentina | 45195774 | 0 | 2780400 | 3.14 | 0 | 1.12 | 0 |
France | 65273511 | 0 | 563732 | 5.14 | 0 | 3.6 | 0 |
Bolivia | 11673021 | 0 | 1098580 | 2.96 | 0 | 1.78 | 0 |
Germany | 83783942 | 0 | 357021 | 5.3 | 0 | 5.33 | 0 |
Colombia | 50882891 | 0 | 1138910 | 1.87 | 0 | 1.61 | 0 |
Mexico | 128932753 | 0 | 1972550 | 2.89 | 0 | 0.83 | 0 |
Nigeria | 206139589 | 0 | 923768 | 1.16 | 0 | 1.56 | 0 |
Peru | 32971854 | 0 | 1285220 | 2.28 | 0 | 1.02 | 0 |
Turkey | 84339067 | 0 | 783562 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.64 | 0 |
Sweden | 10099265 | 0 | 450064 | 7.25 | 0 | 2.38 | 0 |
Myanmar | 54409800 | 0 | 678500 | 1.43 | 0 | 1.48 | 0 |
Ukraine | 43733762 | 0 | 603700 | 2.84 | 0 | 1.64 | 0 |
Vietnam | 97338579 | 0 | 329560 | 1.65 | 0 | 2.95 | 0 |
Japan | 126476461 | 0 | 377835 | 5.02 | 0 | 2.41 | 0 |
Thailand | 69799978 | 0 | 514000 | 2.66 | 0 | 1.68 | 0 |
Angola | 32866272 | 0 | 1246700 | 0.93 | 0 | 0.67 | 0 |
Venezuela | 28435940 | 0 | 912050 | 3.57 | 0 | 0.87 | 0 |
Poland | 37846611 | 0 | 313893 | 4.44 | 0 | 2.51 | 0 |
Malaysia | 32365999 | 0 | 329750 | 3.71 | 0 | 2.37 | 0 |
Pakistan | 220892340 | 0 | 803940 | 0.79 | 0 | 0.96 | 0 |
Iran | 83992949 | 0 | 1648000 | 2.79 | 0 | 0.46 | 0 |
Paraguay | 7132538 | 0 | 406750 | 4.16 | 0 | 1.84 | 0 |
Finland | 5540720 | 0 | 338145 | 5.87 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 |
Madagascar | 27691018 | 0 | 587040 | 0.99 | 0 | 1.24 | 0 |
Chile | 19116201 | 0 | 756950 | 4.36 | 0 | 0.92 | 0 |
South Africa | 59308690 | 0 | 1219912 | 3.31 | 0 | 0.56 | 0 |
Ethiopia | 114963588 | 0 | 1127127 | 1.02 | 0 | 0.59 | 0 |
Italy | 60461826 | 0 | 301340 | 4.61 | 0 | 2.17 | 0 |
Tanzania | 59734218 | 0 | 945087 | 1.32 | 0 | 0.68 | 0 |
Mozambique | 31255435 | 0 | 801590 | 0.87 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 |
Kazakhstan | 18776707 | 0 | 2724900 | 5.55 | 0 | 0.23 | 0 |
Bangladesh | 164689383 | 0 | 147570 | 0.72 | 0 | 4.24 | 0 |
Republic of the Congo | 5518087 | 0 | 342000 | 1.29 | 0 | 1.76 | 0 |
Philippines | 109581078 | 0 | 300000 | 1.1 | 0 | 1.97 | 0 |
Gabon | 2225734 | 0 | 267667 | 2.02 | 0 | 2.19 | 0 |
Spain | 46754778 | 0 | 504782 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.16 | 0 |
Egypt | 102334404 | 0 | 1001450 | 2.15 | 0 | 0.57 | 0 |
Suriname | 586632 | 0 | 163270 | 4.25 | 0 | 3.21 | 0 |
Guyana | 786552 | 0 | 214970 | 3.07 | 0 | 2.44 | 0 |
Mongolia | 3278290 | 0 | 1564116 | 6.08 | 0 | 0.33 | 0 |
New Zealand | 4822233 | 0 | 269187 | 5.6 | 0 | 1.82 | 0 |
Ivory Coast | 26378274 | 0 | 322460 | 1.27 | 0 | 1.46 | 0 |
Cameroon | 26545863 | 0 | 475440 | 1.17 | 0 | 0.94 | 0 |
Romania | 19237691 | 0 | 238391 | 2.71 | 0 | 1.87 | 0 |
Norway | 5421241 | 0 | 385248 | 4.98 | 0 | 1.15 | 0 |
Ghana | 31072940 | 0 | 239460 | 1.97 | 0 | 1.75 | 0 |
Zambia | 18383955 | 0 | 752614 | 0.99 | 0 | 0.54 | 0 |
Ecuador | 17643054 | 0 | 283560 | 2.17 | 0 | 1.37 | 0 |
United Kingdom | 67886011 | 0 | 263545 | 7.93 | 0 | 1.44 | 0 |
Central African Republic | 4829767 | 0 | 622984 | 1.24 | 0 | 0.61 | 0 |
Uruguay | 3473730 | 0 | 176220 | 2.91 | 0 | 2.03 | 0 |
Papua New Guinea | 8947024 | 0 | 462840 | 1.91 | 0 | 0.76 | 0 |
South Korea | 51269185 | 0 | 100210 | 5.69 | 0 | 3.48 | 0 |
Belarus | 9449323 | 0 | 207600 | 5.09 | 0 | 1.66 | 0 |
Chad | 16425864 | 0 | 1284000 | 1.46 | 0 | 0.26 | 0 |
French Guiana | 298682 | 0 | 83534 | 2.34 | 0 | 3.98 | 0 |
Mali | 20250833 | 0 | 1240000 | 1.53 | 0 | 0.26 | 0 |
Uzbekistan | 33469203 | 0 | 447400 | 2.32 | 0 | 0.69 | 0 |
Niger | 24206644 | 0 | 1267000 | 1.56 | 0 | 0.24 | 0 |
Denmark (Greenland incl.) | 5792202 | 0 | 2166086 | 5.51 | 0 | 0.13 | 0 |
Austria | 9006398 | 0 | 83870 | 6.06 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 |
Guinea | 13132795 | 0 | 245857 | 1.41 | 0 | 1.12 | 0 |
Kenya | 53771296 | 0 | 582650 | 1.03 | 0 | 0.47 | 0 |
Uganda | 45741007 | 0 | 236040 | 1.24 | 0 | 1.14 | 0 |
Czech Republic | 10708981 | 0 | 78866 | 5.19 | 0 | 3.34 | 0 |
Morocco | 36910560 | 0 | 712550 | 1.68 | 0 | 0.37 | 0 |
Algeria | 43851044 | 0 | 2381740 | 2.12 | 0 | 0.11 | 0 |
Taiwan | 23816775 | 0 | 35980 | 5.93 | 0 | 6.62 | 0 |
Hungary | 9660351 | 0 | 93030 | 2.92 | 0 | 2.25 | 0 |
Mauritania | 4649658 | 0 | 1030700 | 2.54 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 |
Burkina Faso | 20903273 | 0 | 274200 | 1.21 | 0 | 0.75 | 0 |
Somalia | 15893222 | 0 | 637657 | 1.24 | 0 | 0.32 | 0 |
Netherlands | 17134872 | 0 | 42519 | 5.28 | 0 | 4.72 | 0 |
Bulgaria | 6948445 | 0 | 110910 | 3.32 | 0 | 1.79 | 0 |
Afghanistan | 38928346 | 0 | 647500 | 0.79 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 |
Ireland | 4937786 | 0 | 70280 | 5.57 | 0 | 2.62 | 0 |
Cambodia | 16718965 | 0 | 181040 | 1.21 | 0 | 1.01 | 0 |
Latvia | 1886198 | 0 | 64589 | 6.29 | 0 | 2.79 | 0 |
Guatemala | 17915568 | 0 | 108890 | 1.89 | 0 | 1.63 | 0 |
Senegal | 16743927 | 0 | 196190 | 1.21 | 0 | 0.9 | 0 |
Honduras | 9904607 | 0 | 112090 | 1.68 | 0 | 1.56 | 0 |
Namibia | 2540905 | 0 | 825418 | 2.48 | 0 | 0.21 | 0 |
Saudi Arabia | 34813871 | 0 | 2149690 | 5.61 | 0 | 0.08 | 0 |
Nepal | 29136808 | 0 | 147181 | 0.98 | 0 | 1.17 | 0 |
Turkmenistan | 6031200 | 0 | 488100 | 5.47 | 0 | 0.34 | 0 |
Greece | 10423054 | 0 | 131940 | 4.38 | 0 | 1.27 | 0 |
North Korea | 25778816 | 0 | 120540 | 1.17 | 0 | 1.28 | 0 |
Lithuania | 2722289 | 0 | 65200 | 5.83 | 0 | 2.37 | 0 |
Portugal | 10196709 | 0 | 92391 | 3.88 | 0 | 1.67 | 0 |
Yemen | 29825964 | 0 | 527970 | 1.03 | 0 | 0.28 | 0 |
Nicaragua | 6624554 | 0 | 129494 | 1.39 | 0 | 1.15 | 0 |
Slovakia | 5459642 | 0 | 48845 | 4.06 | 0 | 3.03 | 0 |
Estonia | 1326535 | 0 | 45227 | 6.86 | 0 | 3.09 | 0 |
Belgium | 11589623 | 0 | 30528 | 7.44 | 0 | 4.52 | 0 |
United Arab Emirates | 9890402 | 0 | 82880 | 4.94 | 0 | 1.58 | 0 |
Liberia | 5057681 | 0 | 111370 | 1.21 | 0 | 1.17 | 0 |
Panama | 4314767 | 0 | 78200 | 2.79 | 0 | 1.62 | 0 |
Malawi | 19129952 | 0 | 118480 | 0.81 | 0 | 1.07 | 0 |
Laos | 7275560 | 0 | 236800 | 1.22 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
Iraq | 40222493 | 0 | 437072 | 1.88 | 0 | 0.27 | 0 |
Croatia | 4105267 | 0 | 56542 | 3.92 | 0 | 2.03 | 0 |
Switzerland | 8654622 | 0 | 41290 | 5.79 | 0 | 2.72 | 0 |
Tunisia | 11818619 | 0 | 163610 | 2.34 | 0 | 0.67 | 0 |
Serbia | 8737371 | 0 | 88361 | 2.7 | 0 | 1.24 | 0 |
Benin | 12123200 | 0 | 112620 | 1.41 | 0 | 0.95 | 0 |
Syria | 17500658 | 0 | 185180 | 1.51 | 0 | 0.57 | 0 |
Sierra Leone | 7976983 | 0 | 71740 | 1.24 | 0 | 1.38 | 0 |
Oman | 5106626 | 0 | 309500 | 7.52 | 0 | 0.32 | 0 |
Sri Lanka | 21413249 | 0 | 65610 | 1.32 | 0 | 1.44 | 0 |
Zimbabwe | 14862924 | 0 | 390580 | 1.37 | 0 | 0.24 | 0 |
Azerbaijan | 10139177 | 0 | 86600 | 2.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cuba | 11326616 | 0 | 110860 | 1.95 | 0 | 0.78 | 0 |
Kyrgyzstan | 6524195 | 0 | 198500 | 1.91 | 0 | 0.43 | 0 |
Botswana | 2351627 | 0 | 600370 | 3.83 | 0 | 0.14 | 0 |
Costa Rica | 5094118 | 0 | 51100 | 2.84 | 0 | 1.53 | 0 |
Djibouti | 9880000 | 0 | 23000 | 2.19 | 0 | 3.31 | 0 |
Rwanda | 12952218 | 0 | 26338 | 0.87 | 0 | 2.66 | 0 |
Equatorial Guinea | 1402985 | 0 | 28051 | 3.97 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 |
Dominican Republic | 10847910 | 0 | 48730 | 1.53 | 0 | 1.25 | 0 |
Guinea-Bissau | 1968001 | 0 | 36120 | 1.53 | 0 | 1.65 | 0 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3280819 | 0 | 51129 | 3.12 | 0 | 1.05 | 0 |
Tajikistan | 9537645 | 0 | 143100 | 0.91 | 0 | 0.35 | 0 |
Slovenia | 2078938 | 0 | 20273 | 5.81 | 0 | 2.41 | 0 |
Libya | 6871292 | 0 | 1759540 | 3.69 | 0 | 0.03 | 0 |
Georgia | 3989167 | 0 | 69700 | 1.58 | 0 | 0.67 | 0 |
Eritrea | 3546421 | 0 | 121320 | 0.49 | 0 | 0.38 | 0 |
Togo | 8278724 | 0 | 56785 | 1.13 | 0 | 0.77 | 0 |
Bhutan | 771608 | 0 | 47000 | 4.84 | 0 | 0.87 | 0 |
El Salvador | 6486205 | 0 | 21040 | 2.07 | 0 | 1.88 | 0 |
Burundi | 11890784 | 0 | 27830 | 0.8 | 0 | 1.37 | 0 |
Bahamas | 393244 | 0 | 13940 | 6.84 | 0 | 2.69 | 0 |
Qatar | 2881053 | 0 | 11437 | 10.8 | 0 | 3.12 | 0 |
Albania | 2877797 | 0 | 28748 | 2.21 | 0 | 1.18 | 0 |
Moldova | 4033963 | 0 | 33843 | 1.78 | 0 | 0.95 | 0 |
Macedonia | 2083374 | 0 | 25333 | 3.26 | 0 | 1.24 | 0 |
Haiti | 11402528 | 0 | 27750 | 0.61 | 0 | 1.11 | 0 |
Israel (and Palestine) | 8655535 | 0 | 26990 | 6.22 | 0 | 1.12 | 0 |
Solomon Islands | 686884 | 0 | 28450 | 1.29 | 0 | 1.05 | 0 |
Armenia | 2963243 | 0 | 29800 | 2.23 | 0 | 0.88 | 0 |
Kuwait | 4270571 | 0 | 17820 | 8.13 | 0 | 1.32 | 0 |
Timor-Leste | 1318445 | 0 | 15007 | 0.48 | 0 | 1.56 | 0 |
Lebanon | 6825445 | 0 | 10452 | 3.84 | 0 | 2.15 | 0 |
New Caledonia | 285498 | 0 | 18575 | 3.58 | 0 | 1.18 | 0 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 1399488 | 0 | 5128 | 7.92 | 0 | 4.26 | 0 |
Jordan | 10203134 | 0 | 92300 | 2.1 | 0 | 0.23 | 0 |
Fiji | 896445 | 0 | 18270 | 2.9 | 0 | 1.16 | 0 |
Montenegro | 628066 | 0 | 14026 | 3.78 | 0 | 1.45 | 0 |
Gambia | 2416668 | 0 | 11300 | 1.03 | 0 | 1.75 | 0 |
Lesotho | 2142249 | 0 | 30355 | 1.66 | 0 | 0.55 | 0 |
Jamaica | 2961167 | 0 | 10991 | 1.89 | 0 | 1.16 | 0 |
Brunei | 437479 | 0 | 5770 | 4.06 | 0 | 2.18 | 0 |
Luxembourg | 625978 | 0 | 2586 | 15.82 | 0 | 4.07 | 0 |
Swaziland | 1160164 | 0 | 17363 | 2.01 | 0 | 0.59 | 0 |
Bahrain | 1701575 | 0 | 765 | 7.49 | 0 | 12.9 | 0 |
Mauritius | 1271768 | 0 | 2040 | 3.46 | 0 | 4.43 | 0 |
Cyprus | 1207359 | 0 | 9250 | 4.21 | 0 | 0.44 | 0 |
French Polynesia | 280908 | 0 | 4167 | 4.73 | 0 | 0.92 | 0 |
Samoa | 198414 | 0 | 2994 | 2.77 | 0 | 1.28 | 0 |
Cape Verde | 555987 | 0 | 4033 | 2.52 | 0 | 0.85 | 0 |
Singapore | 5850342 | 0 | 693 | 7.97 | 0 | 4.22 | 0 |
Comoros | 869601 | 0 | 2170 | 1.03 | 0 | 1.28 | 0 |
Grenada | 112523 | 0 | 344 | 2.98 | 0 | 6.41 | 0 |
Sao Tome and Principe | 219159 | 0 | 1001 | 1.49 | 0 | 1.9 | 0 |
Guadeloupe | 400124 | 0 | 1628 | 3.23 | 0 | 1.11 | 0 |
Reunion | 895312 | 0 | 2512 | 3.65 | 0 | 0.64 | 0 |
Tonga | 105695 | 0 | 748 | 2.7 | 0 | 2.09 | 0 |
Martinique | 375265 | 0 | 1128 | 2.08 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 110940 | 0 | 389 | 3.11 | 0 | 3.59 | 0 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 97929 | 0 | 443 | 5.38 | 0 | 2.08 | 0 |
Dominica | 71986 | 0 | 754 | 2.57 | 0 | 0.98 | 0 |
Saint Lucia | 183627 | 0 | 616 | 2.45 | 0 | 1.01 | 0 |
British Virgin Islands | 30231 | 0 | 153 | 2.86 | 0 | 4.05 | 0 |
Aruba | 106766 | 0 | 180 | 11.88 | 0 | 3.38 | 0 |
Barbados | 287375 | 0 | 431 | 4.48 | 0 | 1.27 | 0 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 53199 | 0 | 261 | 4.94 | 0 | 1.26 | 0 |
Cayman Islands | 65722 | 0 | 264 | 5.65 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 |
Wallis and Futuna | 11239 | 0 | 142 | 2.07 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 |
Bermuda | 62278 | 0 | 53.1 | 5.77 | 0 | 1.52 | 0 |
Montserrat | 4992 | 0 | 102 | 7.78 | 0 | 0.67 | 0 |
Nauru | 10824 | 0 | 21 | 2.94 | 0 | 0.98 | 0 |
Sudan | 41682000 | 0 | 1886068 | 1.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Sudan | 12657941 | 0 | 619745 | 1.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Congo Democratic Republic | 99320000 | 0 | 2345410 | 0.81 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Island | 366700 | 0 | 102819 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Belize | 377968 | 0 | 22966 | 5.99 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vanuatu | 272459 | 0 | 12200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kiribati | 110136 | 0 | 811 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Micronesia | 135869 | 0 | 702 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Andorra | 85458 | 0 | 468 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Palau | 20918 | 0 | 458 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Seychelles | 95652 | 0 | 455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Malta | 493559 | 0 | 316 | 5.68 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Maldive | 392709 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Isole Marshall | 56429 | 0 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Liechtenstein | 37500 | 0 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
San Marino | 33909 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tuvalu | 9827 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Monaco | 40000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vatican | 618 | 0 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
WORLD | 7794502378 | 0 | 135914261.54 | 2.75 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Single factor simulation
COUNTRY | POPULATION | DEV% | SURFACE | FootPrint xcap | DEV% | EFFidx | DEV% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brazil | 620591481 | 192 | 8514877 | 9.08 | 192 | 0.78 | -65.6 | |
China | 400285310 | -72.2 | 9598080 | 0.94 | -72.2 | 5.07 | 259.6 | |
United States | 151407538 | -54.3 | 9375775 | 3.76 | -54.3 | 2.9 | 118 | |
Russia | 174146748 | 19.3 | 17098242 | 6.79 | 19.3 | 0.49 | -15.5 | |
India | 535346528 | -61.2 | 3287590 | 0.45 | -61.2 | 4.87 | 157.7 | |
Canada | 73959839 | 96 | 9984670 | 16.01 | 96 | 0.31 | -49.2 | |
Australia | 45384863 | 78 | 7687850 | 16.57 | 78 | 0.31 | -43.6 | |
Indonesia | 218126427 | -20.3 | 1919440 | 1.26 | -20.3 | 2.25 | 25 | |
Argentina | 99603425 | 120.4 | 2780400 | 6.92 | 120.4 | 0.51 | -54.5 | |
France | 39494283 | -39.5 | 563732 | 3.11 | -39.5 | 5.95 | 65.3 | |
Bolivia | 65976230 | 465.2 | 1098580 | 16.73 | 465.2 | 0.31 | -82.6 | |
Germany | 35884820 | -57.2 | 357021 | 2.27 | -57.2 | 12.44 | 133.4 | |
Colombia | 97956367 | 92.5 | 1138910 | 3.6 | 92.5 | 0.84 | -47.8 | |
Mexico | 56659029 | -56.1 | 1972550 | 1.27 | -56.1 | 1.89 | 127.7 | |
Nigeria | 124394579 | -39.7 | 923768 | 0.7 | -39.7 | 2.59 | 66 | |
Peru | 57411517 | 74.1 | 1285220 | 3.97 | 74.1 | 0.58 | -43.1 | |
Turkey | 38497111 | -54.4 | 783562 | 1.52 | -54.4 | 3.58 | 118.3 | |
Sweden | 14793681 | 46.5 | 450064 | 10.62 | 46.5 | 1.63 | -31.5 | |
Myanmar | 70009812 | 28.7 | 678500 | 1.84 | 28.7 | 1.15 | -22.3 | |
Ukraine | 34956211 | -20.1 | 603700 | 2.27 | -20.1 | 2.06 | 25.6 | |
Vietnam | 58993078 | -39.4 | 329560 | 1 | -39.4 | 4.87 | 65.1 | |
Japan | 18140050 | -85.7 | 377835 | 0.72 | -85.7 | 16.8 | 597.1 | |
Thailand | 32538335 | -53.4 | 514000 | 1.24 | -53.4 | 3.61 | 114.9 | |
Angola | 90117197 | 174.2 | 1246700 | 2.55 | 174.2 | 0.25 | -62.7 | |
Venezuela | 22143393 | -22.1 | 912050 | 2.78 | -22.1 | 1.11 | 27.6 | |
Poland | 17729943 | -53.2 | 313893 | 2.08 | -53.2 | 5.35 | 113.1 | |
Malaysia | 21024813 | -35 | 329750 | 2.41 | -35 | 3.64 | 53.6 | |
Pakistan | 97863694 | -55.7 | 803940 | 0.35 | -55.7 | 2.17 | 126 | |
Iran | 27094499 | -67.7 | 1648000 | 0.9 | -67.7 | 1.42 | 208.7 | |
Paraguay | 18037091 | 152.9 | 406750 | 10.52 | 152.9 | 0.73 | -60.3 | |
Finland | 12686077 | 129 | 338145 | 13.44 | 129 | 0.96 | -56.4 | |
Madagascar | 73563007 | 165.7 | 587040 | 2.63 | 165.7 | 0.47 | -62.1 | |
Chile | 15915552 | -16.7 | 756950 | 3.63 | -16.7 | 1.1 | 19.6 | |
South Africa | 20605738 | -65.3 | 1219912 | 1.15 | -65.3 | 1.61 | 187.5 | |
Ethiopia | 65371452 | -43.1 | 1127127 | 0.58 | -43.1 | 1.04 | 76.3 | |
Italy | 14164592 | -76.6 | 301340 | 1.08 | -76.6 | 9.25 | 326.3 | |
Tanzania | 48873451 | -18.2 | 945087 | 1.08 | -18.2 | 0.83 | 22.1 | |
Mozambique | 74007121 | 136.8 | 801590 | 2.06 | 136.8 | 0.34 | -57.5 | |
Kazakhstan | 11536679 | -38.6 | 2724900 | 3.41 | -38.6 | 0.38 | 65.2 | |
Bangladesh | 86919396 | -47.2 | 147570 | 0.38 | -47.2 | 8.04 | 89.6 | |
Republic of the Congo | 46668472 | 745.7 | 342000 | 10.91 | 745.7 | 0.21 | -88.1 | |
Philippines | 53794347 | -50.9 | 300000 | 0.54 | -50.9 | 4.02 | 104.1 | |
Gabon | 28989634 | 1202.5 | 267667 | 26.31 | 1202.5 | 0.17 | -92.2 | |
Spain | 15924651 | -65.9 | 504782 | 1.25 | -65.9 | 3.4 | 193.1 | |
Egypt | 26654542 | -74 | 1001450 | 0.56 | -74 | 2.2 | 286 | |
Suriname | 12330314 | 2001.9 | 163270 | 89.33 | 2001.9 | 0.15 | -95.3 | |
Guyana | 17058186 | 2068.7 | 214970 | 66.58 | 2068.7 | 0.11 | -95.5 | |
Mongolia | 8443753 | 157.6 | 1564116 | 15.66 | 157.6 | 0.13 | -60.6 | |
New Zealand | 8731686 | 81.1 | 269187 | 10.14 | 81.1 | 1 | -45.1 | |
Ivory Coast | 36971124 | 40.2 | 322460 | 1.78 | 40.2 | 1.04 | -28.8 | |
Cameroon | 38344024 | 44.4 | 475440 | 1.69 | 44.4 | 0.65 | -30.9 | |
Romania | 16469167 | -14.4 | 238391 | 2.32 | -14.4 | 2.19 | 17.1 | |
Norway | 8904769 | 64.3 | 385248 | 8.18 | 64.3 | 0.7 | -39.1 | |
Ghana | 21293639 | -31.5 | 239460 | 1.35 | -31.5 | 2.56 | 46.3 | |
Zambia | 41410322 | 125.3 | 752614 | 2.23 | 125.3 | 0.24 | -55.6 | |
Ecuador | 17886967 | 1.4 | 283560 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.35 | -1.5 | |
United Kingdom | 4793967 | -92.9 | 263545 | 0.56 | -92.9 | 20.43 | 1318.8 | |
Central African Republic | 30653440 | 534.7 | 622984 | 7.87 | 534.7 | 0.1 | -83.6 | |
Uruguay | 12319207 | 254.6 | 176220 | 10.32 | 254.6 | 0.57 | -71.9 | |
Papua New Guinea | 18362478 | 105.2 | 462840 | 3.92 | 105.2 | 0.37 | -51.3 | |
South Jorea | 6127073 | -88 | 100210 | 0.68 | -88 | 29.11 | 736.5 | |
Belarus | 6757472 | -28.5 | 207600 | 3.64 | -28.5 | 2.32 | 39.8 | |
Chad | 22838701 | 39 | 1284000 | 2.03 | 39 | 0.19 | -26.9 | |
French Guiana | 14212923 | 4658.5 | 83534 | 111.35 | 4658.5 | 0.08 | -98 | |
Mali | 20912624 | 3.3 | 1240000 | 1.58 | 3.3 | 0.25 | -3.8 | |
Uzbekistan | 13272270 | -60.3 | 447400 | 0.92 | -60.3 | 1.74 | 152.2 | |
Niger | 19241178 | -20.5 | 1267000 | 1.24 | -20.5 | 0.3 | 25 | |
Denmark (Greenland incl.) | 5024814 | -13.2 | 2166086 | 4.78 | -13.2 | 0.15 | 15.4 | |
Austria | 4562647 | -49.3 | 83870 | 3.07 | -49.3 | 6.51 | 97.3 | |
Guinea | 19466341 | 48.2 | 245857 | 2.09 | 48.2 | 0.75 | -33 | |
Kenya | 26624622 | -50.5 | 582650 | 0.51 | -50.5 | 0.95 | 102.1 | |
Uganda | 21763866 | -52.4 | 236040 | 0.59 | -52.4 | 2.4 | 110.5 | |
Czech Republic | 5075933 | -52.6 | 78866 | 2.46 | -52.6 | 7.05 | 111.1 | |
Morocco | 15599105 | -57.7 | 712550 | 0.71 | -57.7 | 0.87 | 135.1 | |
Algeria | 12203828 | -72.2 | 2381740 | 0.59 | -72.2 | 0.39 | 254.5 | |
Taiwan | 4016319 | -83.1 | 35980 | 1 | -83.1 | 39.25 | 492.9 | |
Hungary | 7179096 | -25.7 | 93030 | 2.17 | -25.7 | 3.03 | 34.7 | |
Mauritania | 8200971 | 76.4 | 1030700 | 4.48 | 76.4 | 0.11 | -45 | |
Burkina Faso | 16929923 | -19 | 274200 | 0.98 | -19 | 0.92 | 22.7 | |
Somalia | 16277735 | 2.4 | 637657 | 1.27 | 2.4 | 0.31 | -3.1 | |
Netherlands | 3796931 | -77.8 | 42519 | 1.17 | -77.8 | 21.28 | 350.8 | |
Bulgaria | 5985708 | -13.9 | 110910 | 2.86 | -13.9 | 2.08 | 16.2 | |
Afghanistan | 24638193 | -36.7 | 647500 | 0.5 | -36.7 | 0.47 | 56.7 | |
Ireland | 3306632 | -33 | 70280 | 3.73 | -33 | 3.91 | 49.2 | |
Cambodia | 15060885 | -9.9 | 181040 | 1.09 | -9.9 | 1.12 | 10.9 | |
Latvia | 2863782 | 51.8 | 64589 | 9.55 | 51.8 | 1.84 | -34.1 | |
Guatemala | 9384345 | -47.6 | 108890 | 0.99 | -47.6 | 3.11 | 90.8 | |
Senegal | 14529854 | -13.2 | 196190 | 1.05 | -13.2 | 1.03 | 14.4 | |
Honduras | 10435210 | 5.4 | 112090 | 1.77 | 5.4 | 1.48 | -5.1 | |
Namibia | 7048962 | 177.4 | 825418 | 6.88 | 177.4 | 0.08 | -61.9 | |
Saudi Arabia | 3102840 | -91.1 | 2149690 | 0.5 | -91.1 | 0.91 | 1037.5 | |
Nepal | 17541547 | -39.8 | 147181 | 0.59 | -39.8 | 1.94 | 65.8 | |
Turkmenistan | 3076242 | -49 | 488100 | 2.79 | -49 | 0.68 | 100 | |
Greece | 3831305 | -63.2 | 131940 | 1.61 | -63.2 | 3.46 | 172.4 | |
North Korea | 13219905 | -48.7 | 120540 | 0.6 | -48.7 | 2.5 | 95.3 | |
Lithuania | 2647577 | -2.7 | 65200 | 5.67 | -2.7 | 2.43 | 2.5 | |
Portugal | 3968306 | -61.1 | 92391 | 1.51 | -61.1 | 4.28 | 156.3 | |
Yemen | 14478623 | -51.5 | 527970 | 0.5 | -51.5 | 0.58 | 107.1 | |
Nicaragua | 10723198 | 61.9 | 129494 | 2.25 | 61.9 | 0.71 | -38.3 | |
SlovaKia | 3644243 | -33.3 | 48845 | 2.71 | -33.3 | 4.54 | 49.8 | |
Estonia | 2036211 | 53.5 | 45227 | 10.53 | 53.5 | 2.01 | -35 | |
Belgium | 1853716 | -84 | 30528 | 1.19 | -84 | 28.25 | 525 | |
United Arab Emirates | 2642779 | -73.3 | 82880 | 1.32 | -73.3 | 5.9 | 273.4 | |
Liberia | 10742347 | 112.4 | 111370 | 2.57 | 112.4 | 0.55 | -53 | |
Panama | 4546743 | 5.4 | 78200 | 2.94 | 5.4 | 1.54 | -4.9 | |
Malawi | 15587368 | -18.5 | 118480 | 0.66 | -18.5 | 1.31 | 22.4 | |
Laos | 9660989 | 32.8 | 236800 | 1.62 | 32.8 | 0.37 | -26 | |
Iraq | 6204533 | -84.6 | 437072 | 0.29 | -84.6 | 1.73 | 540.7 | |
Croatia | 2932333 | -28.6 | 56542 | 2.8 | -28.6 | 2.85 | 40.4 | |
Switzerland | 1943179 | -77.5 | 41290 | 1.3 | -77.5 | 12.14 | 346.3 | |
Tunisia | 4697143 | -60.3 | 163610 | 0.93 | -60.3 | 1.69 | 152.2 | |
Serbia | 4045079 | -53.7 | 88361 | 1.25 | -53.7 | 2.67 | 115.3 | |
Benin | 7566252 | -37.6 | 112620 | 0.88 | -37.6 | 1.52 | 60 | |
Syria | 6953903 | -60.3 | 185180 | 0.6 | -60.3 | 1.43 | 150.9 | |
Sierra Leone | 7976983 | 0 | 71740 | 1.24 | 0 | 1.38 | 0 | |
Oman | 1303819 | -74.5 | 309500 | 1.92 | -74.5 | 1.24 | 287.5 | |
Sri Lanka | 7137749 | -66.7 | 65610 | 0.44 | -66.7 | 4.31 | 199.3 | |
Zimbabwe | 6726286 | -54.7 | 390580 | 0.62 | -54.7 | 0.52 | 116.7 | |
Azerbaijan | 3730865 | -63.2 | 86600 | 0.85 | -63.2 | 2.7 | 170 | |
Cuba | 4414475 | -61 | 110860 | 0.76 | -61 | 1.99 | 155.1 | |
Kyrgyzstan | 4440551 | -31.9 | 198500 | 1.3 | -31.9 | 0.63 | 46.5 | |
Botswana | 2130586 | -9.4 | 600370 | 3.47 | -9.4 | 0.15 | 7.1 | |
Costa Rica | 2744366 | -46.1 | 51100 | 1.53 | -46.1 | 2.83 | 85 | |
Djibouti | 3473789 | -64.8 | 23000 | 0.77 | -64.8 | 9.41 | 184.3 | |
Rwanda | 8039307 | -37.9 | 26338 | 0.54 | -37.9 | 4.28 | 60.9 | |
Equatorial Guinea | 1554945 | 10.8 | 28051 | 4.4 | 10.8 | 1.99 | -9.5 | |
Dominican Republic | 3970476 | -63.4 | 48730 | 0.56 | -63.4 | 3.41 | 172.8 | |
Guinea-Bissau | 3897413 | 98 | 36120 | 3.03 | 98 | 0.83 | -49.7 | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1714017 | -47.8 | 51129 | 1.63 | -47.8 | 2 | 90.5 | |
Tajikistan | 5554892 | -41.8 | 143100 | 0.53 | -41.8 | 0.61 | 74.3 | |
Slovenia | 840878 | -59.6 | 20273 | 2.35 | -59.6 | 5.96 | 147.3 | |
Libya | 1303497 | -81 | 1759540 | 0.7 | -81 | 0.14 | 366.7 | |
Georgia | 2954003 | -25.9 | 69700 | 1.17 | -25.9 | 0.9 | 34.3 | |
Eritrea | 9408872 | 165.3 | 121320 | 1.3 | 165.3 | 0.14 | -63.2 | |
Togo | 3882941 | -53.1 | 56785 | 0.53 | -53.1 | 1.65 | 114.3 | |
Bhutan | 840159 | 8.9 | 47000 | 5.27 | 8.9 | 0.79 | -9.2 | |
El Salvador | 1911393 | -70.5 | 21040 | 0.61 | -70.5 | 6.38 | 239.4 | |
Burundi | 4756313 | -60 | 27830 | 0.32 | -60 | 3.42 | 149.6 | |
Bahamas | 549046 | 39.6 | 13940 | 9.55 | 39.6 | 1.93 | -28.3 | |
Qatar | 330787 | -88.5 | 11437 | 1.24 | -88.5 | 27.21 | 772.1 | |
Albania | 1536561 | -46.6 | 28748 | 1.18 | -46.6 | 2.21 | 87.3 | |
Moldova | 1813017 | -55.1 | 33843 | 0.8 | -55.1 | 2.12 | 123.2 | |
Macedonia | 964998 | -53.7 | 25333 | 1.51 | -53.7 | 2.68 | 116.1 | |
Haiti | 5047020 | -55.7 | 27750 | 0.27 | -55.7 | 2.51 | 126.1 | |
Israel (and Palestine) | 487047 | -94.4 | 26990 | 0.35 | -94.4 | 19.95 | 1681.3 | |
Solomon Islands | 2321561 | 238 | 28450 | 4.36 | 238 | 0.31 | -70.5 | |
Armenia | 1182639 | -60.1 | 29800 | 0.89 | -60.1 | 2.22 | 152.3 | |
Kuwait | 288907 | -93.2 | 17820 | 0.55 | -93.2 | 19.48 | 1375.8 | |
Timor-Leste | 4889233 | 270.8 | 15007 | 1.78 | 270.8 | 0.42 | -73.1 | |
Lebanon | 586561 | -91.4 | 10452 | 0.33 | -91.4 | 25.08 | 1066.5 | |
New Caledonia | 611667 | 114.2 | 18575 | 7.67 | 114.2 | 0.55 | -53.4 | |
Trinidad and Tobago | 275656 | -80.3 | 5128 | 1.56 | -80.3 | 21.61 | 407.3 | |
Jordan | 1020313 | -90 | 92300 | 0.21 | -90 | 2.32 | 908.7 | |
Fiji | 732611 | -18.3 | 18270 | 2.37 | -18.3 | 1.42 | 22.4 | |
Montenegro | 538342 | -14.3 | 14026 | 3.24 | -14.3 | 1.69 | 16.6 | |
Gambia | 1923949 | -20.4 | 11300 | 0.82 | -20.4 | 2.2 | 25.7 | |
Lesotho | 1006598 | -53 | 30355 | 0.78 | -53 | 1.17 | 112.7 | |
Jamaica | 673704 | -77.2 | 10991 | 0.43 | -77.2 | 5.09 | 338.8 | |
Brunei | 309252 | -29.3 | 5770 | 2.87 | -29.3 | 3.08 | 41.3 | |
Luxembourg | 66475 | -89.4 | 2586 | 1.68 | -89.4 | 38.29 | 840.8 | |
Swaziland | 507932 | -56.2 | 17363 | 0.88 | -56.2 | 1.34 | 127.1 | |
Bahrain | 131764 | -92.3 | 765 | 0.58 | -92.3 | 166.6 | 1191.5 | |
Mauritius | 260969 | -79.5 | 2040 | 0.71 | -79.5 | 21.57 | 386.9 | |
Cyprus | 97506 | -91.9 | 9250 | 0.34 | -91.9 | 5.5 | 1150 | |
French Polynesia | 81362 | -71 | 4167 | 1.37 | -71 | 3.19 | 246.7 | |
Samoa | 138245 | -30.3 | 2994 | 1.93 | -30.3 | 1.84 | 43.8 | |
Cape Verde | 136790 | -75.4 | 4033 | 0.62 | -75.4 | 3.47 | 308.2 | |
Singapore | 36702 | -99.4 | 693 | 0.05 | -99.4 | 672.83 | 15843.8 | |
Comoros | 270167 | -68.9 | 2170 | 0.32 | -68.9 | 4.13 | 222.7 | |
Grenada | 74008 | -34.2 | 344 | 1.96 | -34.2 | 9.75 | 52.1 | |
Sao Tome and Principe | 127965 | -41.6 | 1001 | 0.87 | -41.6 | 3.26 | 71.6 | |
Guadeloupe | 55744 | -86.1 | 1628 | 0.45 | -86.1 | 7.94 | 615.3 | |
Reunion | 44152 | -95.1 | 2512 | 0.18 | -95.1 | 13.01 | 1932.8 | |
Tonga | 57936 | -45.2 | 748 | 1.48 | -45.2 | 3.82 | 82.8 | |
Martinique | 70362 | -81.3 | 1128 | 0.39 | -81.3 | 6.92 | 432.3 | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 44946 | -59.5 | 389 | 1.26 | -59.5 | 8.87 | 147.1 | |
Antigua and Barbuda | 17110 | -82.5 | 443 | 0.94 | -82.5 | 11.89 | 471.6 | |
Dominica | 28850 | -59.9 | 754 | 1.03 | -59.9 | 2.45 | 150 | |
Saint Lucia | 25482 | -86.1 | 616 | 0.34 | -86.1 | 7.3 | 622.8 | |
British Virgin Islands | 21669 | -28.3 | 153 | 2.05 | -28.3 | 5.65 | 39.5 | |
Aruba | 5122 | -95.2 | 180 | 0.57 | -95.2 | 70.47 | 1984.9 | |
Barbados | 12187 | -95.8 | 431 | 0.19 | -95.8 | 29.87 | 2252 | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6676 | -87.4 | 261 | 0.62 | -87.4 | 10.07 | 699.2 | |
Cayman Islands | 3722 | -94.3 | 264 | 0.32 | -94.3 | 14.07 | 1658.8 | |
Wallis and Futuna | 8198 | -27.1 | 142 | 1.51 | -27.1 | 1.64 | 36.7 | |
Bermuda | 1403 | -97.7 | 53.1 | 0.13 | -97.7 | 67.67 | 4352 | |
Montserrat | 872 | -82.5 | 102 | 1.36 | -82.5 | 3.81 | 468.7 | |
Nauru | 699 | -93.5 | 21 | 0.19 | -93.5 | 15.15 | 1445.9 | |
Sudan | 37921218 | -9 | 1886068 | 1.21 | -9 | 0.29 | #DIV/0! | |
South Sudan | 11515871 | -9 | 619745 | 1.21 | -9 | 0.27 | #DIV/0! | |
Congo Democratic Republic | 323709629 | 225.9 | 2345410 | 2.64 | 225.9 | 0.34 | #DIV/0! | |
Island | #DIV/0! | #DIV/0! | 102819 | 0 | #DIV/0! | 0 | #DIV/0! | |
Belize | 237255 | -37.2 | 22966 | 3.76 | -37.2 | 0.99 | #DIV/0! | |
Vanuatu | #DIV/0! | #DIV/0! | 12200 | 0 | #DIV/0! | 0 | #DIV/0! | |
Kiribati | #DIV/0! | #DIV/0! | 811 | 0 | #DIV/0! | 0 | #DIV/0! | |
Micronesia | 104813 | -22.9 | 702 | 2.16 | -22.9 | 5.42 | #DIV/0! | |
Andorra | #DIV/0! | #DIV/0! | 468 | 0 | #DIV/0! | 0 | #DIV/0! | |
Palau | #DIV/0! | #DIV/0! | 458 | 0 | #DIV/0! | 0 | #DIV/0! | |
Seychelles | #DIV/0! | #DIV/0! | 455 | 0 | #DIV/0! | 0 | #DIV/0! | |
Malta | 50398 | -72.2 | 316 | 0.58 | -72.2 | 88.72 | #DIV/0! | |
Maldive | #DIV/0! | #DIV/0! | 300 | 0 | #DIV/0! | 0 | #DIV/0! | |
Isole Marshall | #DIV/0! | #DIV/0! | 181 | 0 | #DIV/0! | 0 | #DIV/0! | |
Liechtenstein | #DIV/0! | #DIV/0! | 160 | 0 | #DIV/0! | 0 | #DIV/0! | |
San Marino | #DIV/0! | #DIV/0! | 61 | 0 | #DIV/0! | 0 | #DIV/0! | |
Tuvalu | #DIV/0! | #DIV/0! | 26 | 0 | #DIV/0! | 0 | #DIV/0! | |
Monaco | #DIV/0! | #DIV/0! | 2 | 0 | #DIV/0! | 0 | #DIV/0! | |
Vatican | #DIV/0! | #DIV/0! | 0.44 | 0 | #DIV/0! | 0 | #DIV/0! | |
WORLD | 5266872287.655 | -32.5 | 135914261.54 | 1.73 | -37 | 1.66 | 66 |
Global Footprint Network National Footprint and Biocapacity Accounts, 2021 Edition Downloaded [download date] from https://data.footprintnetwork.org.
How to read the simulation
- Type on both search field the name of the country you want, for example “France”
- Viewing data. The first table shows the situation in 2020; the second table shows how each single factor should be moved to achieve the Human Impact Balance, assuming that the other factors remain unchanged
Example France. The simulator shows that if we had to act only on the population while leaving the other factors at unchanged levels, the popolation would have to decrease by 39,5% to reach Human Impact Balance. What does it mean?
Just to live in a sustainable country, keeping stable the current lifestyle and bio-productivity, France has currently an overpopulation of 39,5%.
Wanting to act on the ecological footprint while leaving the population and biocapacity unchanged, we would have to reduce it by 39,5% here too.
Wanting to act on biocapacity while leaving the other factors unchanged, we should instead be very good at increasing the Bio-efficiency by 66%.
In cases where countries are in ecological reserve conditions (i.e. where the total biocapacity is higher than the ecological footprint, and therefore the conditions of Human Impact Balance already exist) the simulator returns data related to the limits where each single factor can be pushed not to break the ecological balance within the country.
Take a look at Brazil! Here with the current lifestyle, up to more than 620 million people could theoretically live (192% more than today). By the same principle, if the population and biocapacity remained the same, Brazilians could afford a level of ecological footprint (and for extension consumption), almost tripled compared to today (+192%) .
Conclusions
Of course this simulation is totally unrealistic as a whole, and it’s limited to an analysis of the resources of each individual country. However, it is an excellent point of view to make us understand how much we have exceeded or how far are from the limits of any factor affecting the Human Impact Balance. With the simulator it is possible to obtain the data of almost all the nations of the world.
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