Ib Geography

Canada

" According to the Global Footprint Network, the current Canadian footprint is equivalent to 7.5 hectares per person per year, yet available global biocapacity is just 1.8 hectares per person. In other words, if everyone in the world lived like Canadians, we would need more than four planets (7.5 / 1.8 = 4.16) to meet our demand for natural resources and absorb our waste and pollution.

USA

" According to the Global Footprint Network, the current U.S. footprint is equivalent to 9.7 hectares per person per year, yet available global biocapacity is just 1.8 hectares per person. In other words, if everyone in the world lived like Canadians, we would need almost five and a half planets (9.7 / 1.8 = 5.38) to meet our demand for natural resources and absorb our waste and pollution.

Switzerland

Switzerland's Footprint is more than four times larger than its biocapacity

It currently measures 5 global hectares (gha) per capita. Our country's biocapacity, however, is a mere 1.2 global hectares per capita (data for 2007).

Peru

One of the world’s most geographically and biologically diverse countries, Peru’s Ecological Footprint falls within the “one planet” level of 1,8 global hectares available per person worldwide. It also faces key social challenges, such as chronic malnutrition and regional poverty rates that top 60 percent in some places. In Peru, increasing quality of life in a way that does not spur resource shortages is an especially pressing concern.