The Ecological Footprints of Nations
| Country | Population (1995) | Ecological Footprint | Available Capacity | Ecological Deficit | Total Footprint | Total Capacity |
| ha/person | ha/person | ha/person | km² | km² | ||
| Argentina | 34,768,000 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 1,060,000 | 1,542,000 |
| Australia | 17,862,000 | 9.4 | 12.9 | 3.5 | 1,672,000 | 2,305,000 |
| Austria | 8,045,000 | 4.6 | 4.1 | -0.5 | 372,000 | 332,000 |
| Bangladesh | 118,229,000 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 659,000 | 275,000 |
| Belgium | 10,535,000 | 5.1 | 1.7 | -3.4 | 535,000 | 174,000 |
| Brazil | 159,015,000 | 3.6 | 9.1 | 5.6 | 5,670,000 | 14,545,000 |
| Canada | 29,402,000 | 7.2 | 12.3 | 5.1 | 2,122,000 | 3,615,000 |
| Chile | 14,210,000 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 329,000 | 372,000 |
| China | 1,220,224,000 | 1.4 | 0.6 | -0.8 | 17,311,000 | 7,323,000 |
| Colombia | 35,814,000 | 2.3 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 828,000 | 1,765,000 |
| Costa Rica | 3,424,000 | 2.8 | 2.0 | -0.8 | 96,000 | 68,000 |
| Czech Rep | 10,263,000 | 3.9 | 2.6 | -1.4 | 405,000 | 263,000 |
| Denmark | 5,223,000 | 5.9 | 4.2 | -1.7 | 309,000 | 221,000 |
| Egypt | 62,096,000 | 1.4 | 0.5 | -1.0 | 896,000 | 294,000 |
| Ethiopia | 56,404,000 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 389,000 | 274,000 |
| Finland | 5,107,000 | 5.8 | 9.9 | 4.1 | 298,000 | 506,000 |
| France | 58,104,000 | 5.3 | 3.7 | -1.6 | 3,062,000 | 2,153,000 |
| Germany | 81,594,000 | 4.6 | 1.9 | -2.8 | 3,788,000 | 1,540,000 |
| Greece | 10,454,000 | 4.2 | 1.6 | -2.6 | 438,000 | 165,000 |
| Hong Kong | 6,123,000 | 6.1 | 0.0 | -6.1 | 375,000 | 2,400 |
| Hungary | 10,454,000 | 3.1 | 2.6 | -0.5 | 322,000 | 269,000 |
| Iceland | 269,000 | 5.0 | 6.8 | 1.9 | 13,000 | 18,000 |
| India | 929,005,000 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 9,353,000 | 4,472,000 |
| Indonesia | 197,460,000 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 2,509,000 | 5,199,000 |
| Ireland | 3,546,000 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 0.4 | 197,000 | 213,000 |
| Israel | 5,525,000 | 3.5 | 0.3 | -3.1 | 191,000 | 17,000 |
| Italy | 57,204,000 | 4.2 | 1.5 | -2.8 | 2,414,000 | 837,000 |
| Japan | 125,068,000 | 4.2 | 0.7 | -3.5 | 5,252,000 | 873,000 |
| Jordan | 4,215,000 | 1.6 | 0.2 | -1.4 | 69,000 | 8,200 |
| Korea, Rep | 44,909,000 | 3.7 | 0.4 | -3.2 | 1,649,000 | 199,000 |
| Malaysia | 20,140,000 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 642,000 | 872,000 |
| Mexico | 91,145,000 | 2.5 | 1.3 | -1.3 | 2,306,000 | 1,158,000 |
| Netherlands | 15,482,000 | 5.6 | 1.5 | -4.1 | 867,000 | 238,000 |
| New Zealand | 3,561,000 | 6.5 | 15.9 | 9.4 | 230,000 | 565,000 |
| Nigeria | 111,721,000 | 1.0 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 1,069,000 | 656,000 |
| Norway | 4,332,000 | 5.5 | 5.4 | -0.1 | 237,000 | 234,000 |
| Pakistan | 136,257,000 | 0.9 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 1,278,000 | 552,000 |
| Peru | 23,532,000 | 1.4 | 7.5 | 6.1 | 341,000 | 1,766,000 |
| Philippines | 67,839,000 | 1.4 | 0.8 | -0.7 | 965,000 | 523,000 |
| Poland, Rep | 38,557,000 | 3.9 | 2.0 | -1.9 | 1,511,000 | 786,000 |
| Portugal | 9,815,000 | 3.7 | 1.8 | -2.0 | 367,000 | 172,000 |
| Russian Federation | 148,460,000 | 4.6 | 4.3 | -0.4 | 6,835,000 | 6,314,000 |
| Singapore | 3,327,000 | 6.6 | 0.0 | -6.5 | 219,000 | 1,000 |
| South Africa | 41,465,000 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -2.0 | 1,224,000 | 415,000 |
| Spain | 39,627,000 | 3.8 | 1.4 | -2.5 | 1,524,000 | 553,000 |
| Sweden | 8,788,000 | 6.1 | 7.9 | 1.8 | 534,000 | 695,000 |
| Switzerland | 7,166,000 | 4.7 | 1.8 | -2.9 | 334,000 | 127,000 |
| Thailand | 58,242,000 | 1.9 | 1.3 | -0.7 | 1,120,000 | 740,000 |
| Turkey | 60,838,000 | 2.1 | 1.2 | -0.8 | 1,260,000 | 756,000 |
| United Kingdom | 58,301,000 | 4.6 | 1.5 | -3.1 | 2,682,000 | 903,000 |
| United States | 267,115,000 | 9.6 | 5.5 | -4.1 | 25,542,000 | 14,697,000 |
| Venezuela | 21,844,000 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 869,000 | 1,018,000 |
| Other countries | 1,125,009,000 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 11,541,000 | 26,511,000 |
| WORLD | 5,687,114,000 | 2.2 | 1.9 | -0.3 | 126,080,000 | 110,091,000 |
All areas are expressed in hectares of bioproductive space with world average productivity.
All numbers are rounded.
One hectare = 10,000m² = 2.47 acres. 1 acre is the size of a football field.
Source:Footprints of Nations Study, Redefining Progress.
