Arab Atlas of Footprint & Biocapacity
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Figure 17 | The Ecological Footprint and biocapacity per capita, 1961-2008, in the North Africa region. The red area indicates biocapacity deficit, in global hectares per capita, where the demand for resources, in aggregate, exceeds what nature can supply Biocapacity
Ecological Footprint
2.5
Ecological Footprint by land use type n Built-up Land n Forest Land n Fishing Grounds n Grazing Land n Cropland n Carbon
1.5
2.0
Global hectares per capita
1.0
0.5
0.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
1960
1975
1990
2005
Biocapacity by land use type n Built-up Land n Forest Land n Fishing Grounds n Grazing Land n Cropland
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
Ecological Footprint drivers Population EF per capita
EF total
5 2.5 4 Global hectares per capita
2.0 3 1.5 2
1.0
1
0.5 0.0 1960
1970
1980
1990
0
2000
Price of biocapacity deficit n Non-carbon n Carbon
Population by age group n 0-14 years n 15-64 years n >65 years
1200 1000
100
800
80 Population [millions]
Constant $US 2000 per capita
Global hectares per capita
2.0
600 400
60 40 20
200
0
0 1960
1965
1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
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1965
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