As of 2008, the most recent year for which data is available, humans were outstripping Earth's biocapacity by 50 percent. Biocapacity is the amount of renewable resources, land, and waste absorption (such as sinks for carbon dioxide) the Earth can provide. In other words, it takes the planet 1.5 years to restore what humanity burns through in a year.
Here are the top 25 most greedy resource consumers per capita and in order from most to least, the top 25 greediest resource users per capita as of 2008 are:
Ranking
|
Country
|
1
|
Qatar
|
2
|
Kuwait
|
3
|
United Arab Emirates
|
4
|
Denmark
|
5
|
USA
|
6
|
Belgium
|
7
|
Australia
|
8
|
Canada
|
9
|
The Netherlands
|
10
|
Ireland
|
11
|
Finland
|
12
|
Singapore
|
13
|
Sweden
|
14
|
Oman
|
15
|
Mongolia
|
16
|
Macedonia TFYR
|
17
|
Austria
|
18
|
Czech Republic
|
19
|
Slovenia
|
20
|
Uruguay
|
21
|
Switzerland
|
22
|
Greece
|
23
|
France
|
24
|
Norway
|
25
|
Spain
|
The most minimal resource users tend to be the poorest countries. Here are the bottom resource users, from most to least:
Ranking
|
Country
|
25
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
24
|
Cameroon
|
23
|
Congo
|
22
|
Lesotho
|
21
|
Togo
|
20
|
Philippines
|
19
|
Kenya
|
18
|
Tajikistan
|
17
|
Angola
|
16
|
Yemen
|
15
|
India
|
14
|
Burundi
|
13
|
Zambia
|
12
|
Mozambique
|
11
|
Malawi
|
10
|
Nepal
|
9
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
8
|
Pakistan
|
7
|
Rwanda
|
6
|
Bangladesh
|
5
|
Eritrea
|
4
|
Haiti
|
3
|
Afghanistan
|
2
|
Timor-Leste
|
1
|
Occupied Palestinian Territory*
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