In 2016, northern Europeans had the largest ecological footprint, at over five hectares. By comparison, the average person living in southern Europe had a footprint of roughly 4.1 hectares.
Ecological footprint per capita in Europe in 2016, by region (in global hectares per capita)*
* The global hectare (gha) measures the ecological footprint of people. One global hectare is the world's annual amount of biological production for human use and waste assimilation, per hectare of productive land.
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Global Footprint Network. (April 24, 2019). Ecological footprint per capita in Europe in 2016, by region (in global hectares per capita)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037248/europe-ecological-footprint-per-capita-by-region/
Global Footprint Network. "Ecological footprint per capita in Europe in 2016, by region (in global hectares per capita)*." Chart. April 24, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037248/europe-ecological-footprint-per-capita-by-region/
Global Footprint Network. (2019). Ecological footprint per capita in Europe in 2016, by region (in global hectares per capita)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037248/europe-ecological-footprint-per-capita-by-region/
Global Footprint Network. "Ecological Footprint per Capita in Europe in 2016, by Region (in Global Hectares per Capita)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037248/europe-ecological-footprint-per-capita-by-region/
Global Footprint Network, Ecological footprint per capita in Europe in 2016, by region (in global hectares per capita)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037248/europe-ecological-footprint-per-capita-by-region/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Ecological footprint per capita in Europe in 2016, by region (in global hectares per capita)* [Graph], Global Footprint Network, April 24, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037248/europe-ecological-footprint-per-capita-by-region/
