INFOGRAPHIC 24.3 COUNTRIES DIFFER IN THEIR ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT
Per capita, the United States has a larger footprint than most other world populations. However, the enormous size of some populations, like China’s, means that their total footprint is greater than that of the United States-in fact, China has the largest footprint in the world.
Per capita, the United States has a larger footprint than most other world populations. However, the enormous size of some populations, like China’s, means that their total footprint is greater than that of the United States-in fact, China has the largest footprint in the world.
SOURCES: Ecological footprint, Global Footprint Network, 2011; ecological footprint and population, WWF Living Planet Report, 2012.