How much space do you require

to support your daily lifestyle?

The average ecological footprint of a single person in the United States is 24 acres. I took this quiz to find out what my ecological footprint is and while I am below the average, I'm still ashamed of myself.

My Breakdown:
Food: 2.7 Acres
Mobility: 0.2 Acres
Shelter: 7.2 Acres
Goods/Services: 6.7
Total FootPrint: Around 17 Acres :O

^as a tidbit. I guessed on the size of my grandparent's house because I have no earthly idea what the square footage is.

Total available acres per person: 4.5

So I'm way off what I should be. The results of the quiz said that if everyone in the world lived like me, we would require 3.8 planets! :O:O:O

Even though it was a small little quiz that did not get too much into detail, I do realize that I'm having a very negative impact on the enviroment and so I will begin to find new ways to decrease my ecological footprint.

Take the quiz yourself. See how big your footprint is.

http://www.footprintnetwork.org/gfn_...nt=myfootprint

that was really neat. I'm all earth-conscious and whatnot so it was interesting to me. I did pretty well actually. We would still all need more than one planet though.



FOOD 3.5
MOBILITY 0.2
SHELTER 2.2
GOODS/SERVICES 2.2
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 8 <-- woohoo!


IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 24 ACRES PER PERSON.


IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 1.8 PLANETS.

mine was 15 and i took 3.4 planets....damn i should die

I need about 300 acres. If I am any closer to people, I freak out.. I am a country girl :)
Wait, I think that I missed the point..

Here were my results.
CATEGORY ACRES:
FOOD 4.2
MOBILITY 0.2
SHELTER 2.2
GOODS/SERVICES 1.7
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 8
I would need 1.9 planets if people all lived like me.

I we would need over 2 planets with me. I'm bad!!

That was different lol

CATEGORY ACRES
FOOD 6.2
MOBILITY 0.2
SHELTER 3
GOODS/SERVICES 3
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 12

I was actually expecting it to be higher.....

dam, im the worse one here. . .



FOOD 6.2

MOBILITY 2

SHELTER 4.7

GOODS/SERVICES 4.4

TOTAL FOOTPRINT 17



IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 24 ACRES PER PERSON.

WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 4.5 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE ACRES PER PERSON.




IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 3.9 PLANETS.

Mine was 20 acres, but I think that's mostly because I have to commute to work.
Neat quiz.

Category Acres

Food 6.9

Mobility 11.1

Shelter 3.5

Goods/services 16.5

Total Footprint 38



In Comparison, The Average Ecological Footprint In Your Country Is 24 Acres Per Person.

Worldwide, There Exist 4.5 Biologically Productive Acres Per Person.




If Everyone Lived Like You, We Would Need 8.6 Planets.

I think that mine might be a little high. I eat alot of meat, but it is from deer that we harvest here; not factory-farmed animals. Not sure.. I try to conserve where I can and recycle too.. I think that they should include that :)

Ok, I'm bad... but that's mostly because I'm poor and can't afford good foods.

CATEGORY ACRES
FOOD 4.4
MOBILITY 0.2
SHELTER 4.2
GOODS/SERVICES 4
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 13

IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 24 ACRES PER PERSON.

IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 2.9 PLANETS.

CATEGORY ACRES

FOOD 4.9

MOBILITY 0.2

SHELTER 2.2

GOODS/SERVICES 2.2

TOTAL FOOTPRINT 10



IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 24 ACRES PER PERSON.

WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 4.5 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE ACRES PER PERSON.

IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 2.2 PLANETS

guess there is room for improvement. :D

You guys are getting better results than me. I've done a few things to start minimizing my footprint. I now turn off all lights, computers, t.vs, ect. when I leave the room. I'm going to start a compost heap to reduce garbage output. I am also shortening my shower times to reduce water usage. :gj: Baby steps. :D

thats great that you're trying. Most people would be like, "Oh, mine's high. Oh well. I'm living comfortably."

CATEGORY GLOBAL HECTARES

FOOD 1.5

MOBILITY 0.7

SHELTER 1.1

GOODS/SERVICES 1

TOTAL FOOTPRINT 4.3

Thats how i done. Apparently i need 2.4 planets to live on lol

CATEGORY ACRES

FOOD 5.9

MOBILITY 13.6

SHELTER 4.7

GOODS/SERVICES 16.5

TOTAL FOOTPRINT 41



IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 24 ACRES PER PERSON.

WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 4.5 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE ACRES PER PERSON.




IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 9.2 PLANETS.


"Oh well, Im living comfortably"