Indicator Assessment
Ecological footprint of European countries
Indicator Assessment
Prod-ID:
IND-161-en
Also known as:
SEBI 023
Published 20 Apr 2020
Last modified 18 Nov 2021
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Topics:
Biodiversity — Ecosystems
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The total ecological footprint of the EU-27 Member States plus the United Kingdom is high and is now more than twice the biocapacity available in the region (i.e. the capacity of ecosystems to produce useful biological materials and to act as sinks of carbon emissions). The picture is similar for the EEA-39 countries.
The region’s high ecological footprint means that its total demand for ecological goods and services exceeds that which Europe’s ecosystems can supply. This results in a large ecological deficit, which has negative consequences for the environment within and outside Europe.