To estimate your ecological footprint,
please select those options that most closely reflect your lifestyle:

I live in UK SW England , 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 , that 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 .

For the size of home, my heating/cooling bills are relatively normal high low .

I buy my electricity from non-renewable sources renewable sources and I do not conserve energy conserve energy .

I am vegan (no meat or dairy) I am vegetarian I eat some meat I am a regular meat eater I am a heavy meat eater and I tend to eat food that is a mix of fresh and convenience mostly fresh, locally grown mostly convenience .

The amount of household waste I produce is average below average above average , most of which is not recycled recycled .

How much of the productive area of the planet should be left for other species? 0% 12% 25% 40%

Your ecological footprint is estimated to be 5.5 hectares (13.5 acres). If everyone in the World lived like you we would need 2.9 planets to support global consumption.

Please Note: This simple calculator is based on average regional 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 visit www.bestfootforward.com.

Results of this calculator are consistent with
the Living Planet Report 2002 developed by WWF International and Global Footprint Network.

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