Our imperiled

World ... and world ... threatening ... forests... ... and ocean Growing ... and drives ... releasing more
population economy is cropland fishing population more carbon dioxide,
has nearly nearly four uses more automobiles... contributing to
doubled... times as big... coal and oil... global warming

planet Population
Gross world
product
Grain cropland
average per
person
Percent of
original forest
remaining
Percent of fish
stocks that are
depleted
Consumption
of oil, coal and
natural gas
Worldwide
automobile
fleet
Global
temperature
Forty-one years after the
first Earth Day, the Earth is 4.8 billion tons/
57.2 F/
still being dangerously 0.18 hectares 64% 14.02 C

’70
4.3 billion metric
destabilized by human 3.7 billion 50% tons of oil
industry. Some key $16 trillion equivalent 193 million
indicators:

6.0 billion 1974 estimate 7.6 billion tons/ 57.8 F/

’99
$40.5 trillion 53% 6.8 billion 520 million 14.35 C
metric tons
0.11 hectares
52%

$62.3 trillion 9.8 billion tons/

6.9 billion 642 million 58.1F/
8.9 billion metric

’09
50% tons 14.5 C
2004 estimate

© 2011 MCT 0.10 hectares

Source: Worldwatch Institute, U.N.
Population Information Network, CIA
World Factbook, NOAA
Graphic: Pat Carr 2010 estimate 2010 estimate