Amount of biologically productive land and sea area that a country requires to produce the resources it consumes and to absorb the waste it generates.
Source: Global Footprint Network (2010).
Data in the tables are those available to the Human Development Report Office as of 15 May 2011, unless otherwise specified.
| HDI Rank | Country | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|
| .. | Very high human development | 5.9 | 5.9 |
| .. | High human development | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| .. | Medium human development | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| .. | Low human development | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| 1 | Norway | 4.2 | 5.6 |
| 2 | Australia | .. | 6.8 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 4.6 | 6.2 |
| 4 | United States | 9.0 | 8.0 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 7.6 | 4.9 |
| 6 | Canada | 5.8 | 7.0 |
| 7 | Ireland | 8.2 | 6.3 |
| 8 | Liechtenstein | .. | .. |
| 9 | Germany | 4.0 | 5.1 |
| 10 | Sweden | .. | 5.9 |
| 11 | Switzerland | 5.6 | 5.0 |
| 12 | Japan | 4.1 | 4.7 |
| 13 | Hong Kong, China (SAR) | .. | .. |
| 14 | Iceland | .. | .. |
| 15 | Korea (Republic of) | 3.7 | 4.9 |
| 16 | Denmark | 7.2 | 8.3 |
| 17 | Israel | 5.4 | 4.8 |
| 18 | Belgium | 5.7 | 8.0 |
| 19 | Austria | 4.9 | 5.3 |
| 20 | France | 4.6 | 5.0 |
| 21 | Slovenia | 3.9 | 5.3 |
| 22 | Finland | 5.5 | 6.2 |
| 23 | Spain | 5.6 | 5.4 |
| 24 | Italy | 4.9 | 5.0 |
| 25 | Luxembourg | .. | 9.4 |
| 26 | Singapore | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| 27 | Czech Republic | 5.3 | 5.7 |
| 28 | United Kingdom | 6.1 | 4.9 |
| 29 | Greece | 5.8 | 5.4 |
| 30 | United Arab Emirates | 10.3 | 10.7 |
| 31 | Cyprus | .. | .. |
| 32 | Andorra | .. | .. |
| 33 | Brunei Darussalam | .. | .. |
| 34 | Estonia | 6.4 | 7.9 |
| 35 | Slovakia | 4.9 | 4.1 |
| 36 | Malta | .. | .. |
| 37 | Qatar | 9.7 | 10.5 |
| 38 | Hungary | 3.2 | 3.0 |
| 39 | Poland | 3.9 | 4.3 |
| 40 | Lithuania | 3.3 | 4.7 |
| 41 | Portugal | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| 42 | Bahrain | .. | .. |
| 43 | Latvia | 4.6 | 5.6 |
| 44 | Chile | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| 45 | Argentina | 3.0 | 2.6 |
| 46 | Croatia | 3.3 | 3.7 |
| 47 | Barbados | .. | .. |
| 48 | Uruguay | .. | 5.1 |
| 49 | Palau | .. | .. |
| 50 | Romania | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| 51 | Cuba | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| 52 | Seychelles | .. | .. |
| 53 | Bahamas | .. | .. |
| 54 | Montenegro | .. | .. |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 3.3 | 4.1 |
| 56 | Saudi Arabia | 3.5 | 5.1 |
| 57 | Mexico | 3.2 | 3.0 |
| 58 | Panama | 3.2 | 2.9 |
| 59 | Serbia | .. | 2.4 |
| 60 | Antigua and Barbuda | .. | .. |
| 61 | Malaysia | .. | 4.9 |
| 62 | Trinidad and Tobago | .. | 3.1 |
| 63 | Kuwait | 7.9 | 6.3 |
| 64 | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| 65 | Belarus | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| 66 | Russian Federation | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| 67 | Grenada | .. | .. |
| 68 | Kazakhstan | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| 69 | Costa Rica | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| 70 | Albania | 2.6 | 1.9 |
| 71 | Lebanon | 2.1 | 2.9 |
| 72 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | .. | .. |
| 73 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 2.3 | 2.9 |
| 74 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.4 | 2.7 |
| 75 | Georgia | .. | 1.8 |
| 76 | Azerbaijan | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| 77 | Ukraine | 2.7 | 2.9 |
| 78 | Mauritius | .. | 4.3 |
| 79 | The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | .. | 5.7 |
| 80 | Jamaica | .. | 1.9 |
| 81 | Peru | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| 82 | Dominica | .. | .. |
| 83 | Saint Lucia | .. | .. |
| 84 | Ecuador | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 85 | Brazil | .. | 2.9 |
| 86 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | .. | .. |
| 87 | Armenia | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| 88 | Colombia | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 89 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| 90 | Oman | 3.5 | 5.0 |
| 91 | Tonga | .. | .. |
| 92 | Turkey | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| 93 | Belize | .. | .. |
| 94 | Tunisia | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 95 | Jordan | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| 96 | Algeria | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| 97 | Sri Lanka | 0.9 | 1.2 |
| 98 | Dominican Republic | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| 99 | Samoa | .. | .. |
| 100 | Fiji | 3.7 | .. |
| 101 | China | 1.8 | 2.2 |
| 102 | Turkmenistan | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| 103 | Thailand | 1.7 | 2.4 |
| 104 | Suriname | .. | .. |
| 105 | El Salvador | .. | 2.0 |
| 106 | Gabon | .. | 1.4 |
| 107 | Paraguay | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| 108 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| 109 | Maldives | .. | .. |
| 110 | Mongolia | .. | .. |
| 111 | Moldova (Republic of) | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| 112 | Philippines | .. | 1.3 |
| 113 | Egypt | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| 114 | Occupied Palestinian Territory | .. | .. |
| 115 | Uzbekistan | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 116 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | .. | .. |
| 117 | Guyana | .. | .. |
| 118 | Botswana | 3.9 | 2.7 |
| 119 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| 120 | Namibia | 3.0 | 2.2 |
| 121 | Honduras | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 122 | Kiribati | .. | .. |
| 123 | South Africa | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| 124 | Indonesia | .. | 1.2 |
| 125 | Vanuatu | .. | .. |
| 126 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| 127 | Tajikistan | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| 128 | Viet Nam | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| 129 | Nicaragua | 2.3 | 1.6 |
| 130 | Morocco | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| 131 | Guatemala | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| 132 | Iraq | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| 133 | Cape Verde | .. | .. |
| 134 | India | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| 135 | Ghana | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| 136 | Equatorial Guinea | .. | .. |
| 137 | Congo | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 138 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| 139 | Cambodia | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| 140 | Swaziland | .. | 1.5 |
| 141 | Bhutan | .. | .. |
| 142 | Solomon Islands | 1.7 | .. |
| 143 | Kenya | .. | 1.1 |
| 144 | Sao Tome and Principe | .. | .. |
| 145 | Pakistan | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| 146 | Bangladesh | .. | 0.6 |
| 147 | Timor-Leste | .. | 0.4 |
| 148 | Angola | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| 149 | Myanmar | 1.0 | 1.8 |
| 150 | Cameroon | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| 151 | Madagascar | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| 152 | Tanzania (United Republic of) | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| 153 | Papua New Guinea | 1.7 | 2.1 |
| 154 | Yemen | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| 155 | Senegal | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| 156 | Nigeria | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| 157 | Nepal | .. | 3.6 |
| 158 | Haiti | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| 159 | Mauritania | 3.1 | 2.6 |
| 160 | Lesotho | .. | 1.1 |
| 161 | Uganda | .. | 1.5 |
| 162 | Togo | .. | 1.0 |
| 163 | Comoros | .. | .. |
| 164 | Zambia | 1.2 | 0.9 |
| 165 | Djibouti | 0.9 | .. |
| 166 | Rwanda | .. | 1.0 |
| 167 | Benin | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| 168 | Gambia | 1.1 | 3.4 |
| 169 | Sudan* | 2.2 | 1.7 |
| 170 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| 171 | Malawi | .. | 0.7 |
| 172 | Afghanistan | .. | 0.6 |
| 173 | Zimbabwe | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| 174 | Ethiopia | .. | 1.1 |
| 175 | Mali | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 176 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 177 | Eritrea | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| 178 | Guinea | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| 179 | Central African Republic | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 180 | Sierra Leone | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| 181 | Burkina Faso | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 182 | Liberia | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| 183 | Chad | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 184 | Mozambique | .. | 0.8 |
| 185 | Burundi | .. | 0.9 |
| 186 | Niger | 1.7 | 2.3 |
| 187 | Congo (Democratic Republic of the) | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| .. | Tuvalu | .. | .. |
| .. | Somalia | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| .. | San Marino | .. | .. |
| .. | Nauru | .. | .. |
| .. | Monaco | .. | .. |
| .. | Marshall Islands | .. | .. |
| .. | Korea (Democratic People's Rep. of) | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| Footnotes |
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| .. | Data not available |
| (.) | Greater (or less) than zero but small enough to be rounded off to zero at the displayed number of decimal points |
| < | Less than |
| - | Not applicable |
| T | Total |
