Figure 3.6: Comparison of per capita ecological footprints of OECD countries in 2003, including OECD and world averages
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Notes:
(1) No data is available for Iceland.
(2) Belgium and Luxembourg have been grouped together for the purposes of this figure.
(3) Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and China are not members of the OECD, but have been included to provide a global scale.
Data source: Adapted from Global Footprint Network, 2006.
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OECD Countries |
Ecological footprint (global hectares) |
|---|---|
Afghanistan |
0.1 |
Bangladesh |
0.5 |
China |
1.6 |
Turkey |
2.1 |
World |
2.2 |
Mexico |
2.6 |
Slovak Republic |
3.2 |
Poland |
3.3 |
Hungary |
3.5 |
Korea |
4.1 |
Italy |
4.2 |
Portugal |
4.2 |
Japan |
4.4 |
Netherlands |
4.4 |
Germany |
4.5 |
Czech Republic |
4.9 |
Austria |
4.9 |
Ireland |
5.0 |
Greece |
5.0 |
OECDÂ |
5.1 |
Switzerland |
5.1 |
Spain |
5.4 |
United Kingdom |
5.6 |
Belgium & Luxembourg |
5.6 |
France |
5.6 |
Denmark |
5.8 |
Norway |
5.8 |
New Zealand |
5.9 |
Sweden |
6.1 |
Australia |
6.6 |
Canada |
7.6 |
Finland |
7.6 |
| United States | 9.6 |
World biocapacity = 1.8 global hectares
