Ecological Footprint Calculator

This ecological footprint calculator was developed by Best Foot Forward.

To estimate your footprint, select those options that most closely reflect your lifestyle.

I live in Europe the USA Australia
I travel mostly by Car (average user) Car (heavy user) Car (light user) Bus/Train Walking/Cycling Motorbike and usually holiday close to home a short distance away a long flight away .
I live in a large house medium sized house small house flat/apartment which I share with no other people one other person two other people three other people four other people five other people six other people more than 6 others .
My heating/cooling bills are relatively normal high low for the size of home.
I buy my electricity from non-renewable renewable sources and do not conserve conserve energy.
I am a vegan (no meat or diary) vegetarian eat some meat regular meat eater heavy meat eater and tend to eat a mix of fresh and convenience mostly fresh, locally grown mostly convenience food. 
I produce an average below average above average amount of household waste most of which is not recycled recycled
I think that 0% 12% 25% 40% of the productive area of the planet should be left for other species.

Your ecological footprint is estimated to be 6.3 hectares (15.6 acres). If everyone in the World lived lived like you we would need 3.4 Planets to support global consumption.

If you'd like to purchase wild land in EcologyFund project areas to pay for your Ecological Footprint please contact us at [email protected]. Acre Certificates are also available from the EcologyFund store. Each hectare (2.5 acres) of wilderness will cost an average of $75. (Each acre costs $30). Visa and Mastercard are accepted and payment plans can be arranged.

Warning: This simple calculator is based on average National data. It cannot accurately reflect all possible lifestyles. For further details about ecological footprint analysis, and how you can calculate the impact of products, individuals, organisations or regions, please see the book Sharing Nature's Interest or WWF's Living Planet Report.