Fig. 4.

The trends of human demand on nature of Chinese consumption (China's Ecological Footprint per resident) compared to how much ecosystems in China can renew (China's biocapacity per person). Both are expressed in global hectares per person. The graphs depict rapid expansion of demand in this century, and an apparent flattening off in recent years. Currently China's Ecological Footprint is 3.7-fold larger than its own biocapacity. Much of its Footprint is attributable to carbon emissions (data source: data.footprintnetwork.org).