Table 1.
Ecological footprints of production and of consumption, biocapacity, and carbon footprint (in global hectares per capita) in the Mediterranean countries.
Geographical areas | Nation | EF of production | EF of consumption | Biocapacity | Carbon footprint |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
North Africa | Algeria | 1.18 | 1.59 | 0.59 | 0.63 |
Libya | 2.4 | 3.05 | 0.44 | 1.92 | |
Morocco | 0.93 | 1.22 | 0.61 | 0.33 | |
Tunisia | 1.42 | 1.9 | 0.98 | 0.68 | |
Middle East | Egypt | 1.29 | 1.66 | 0.62 | 0.62 |
Jordan | 1.18 | 2.05 | 0.24 | 0.83 | |
Lebanon | 1.18 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 1.43 | |
Palestine | 0.4 | 0.74 | 0.16 | 0.34 | |
Syria | 1.4 | 1.52 | 0.7 | 0.8 | |
Turkey | 2.13 | 2.7 | 1.32 | 1.24 | |
Balkan area | Albania | 1.05 | 1.91 | 0.87 | 0.77 |
Bosnia-Herzegovina | 2.47 | 2.75 | 1.6 | 1.17 | |
Croatia | 3.21 | 3.75 | 2.5 | 1.81 | |
Macedonia | 2.12 | 5.66 | 1.43 | 3.94 | |
Serbia | 2.44 | 2.39 | 1.16 | 1.27 | |
Slovenia | 3.88 | 5.3 | 2.61 | 3.42 | |
North Mediterranean | France | 4.27 | 5.01 | 3 | 2.51 |
Greece | 3.94 | 5.39 | 1.62 | 2.92 | |
Italy | 3.08 | 4.99 | 1.14 | 2.66 | |
Portugal | 2.99 | 4.47 | 1.25 | 2.07 | |
Spain | 4.13 | 5.42 | 1.61 | 2.73 | |
North America | North America | 8.39 | 7.9 | 4.93 | 5.42 |
Source: adapted from Ref. (42).