The Ecological Footprint of Campo Grande - Global Footprint Network

Executive summary
Campo Grande’s Ecological Footprint
The average Ecological Footprint of an inhabitant of the city of
Campo Grande is 3.14 global hectares. That means that if everyone
in the world were to consume in the same way as Campo Grande
dwellers, almost two planets would be needed to keep up their style
of living.
To adequately supply the 787,204 inhabitants of Campo Grande
with renewable natural resources, an area corresponding to
2,471,821 global hectares would be needed.
The city’s Ecological Footprint is 8% bigger than the Brazilian
one, 10% higher than the footprint for the state of Mato Grosso
do Sul and 14% larger than the world average. In turn, the state
of Mato Grosso do Sul’s footprint is 3% larger than the Brazilian
average which is 2.9 global hectares per person.
On comparing ecological resources we can see that the
consumption of resources in Campo Grande is similar to the overall
Brazilian pattern in the its distribution average and it mainly
calls for areas of pastureland , cropland and forests. There is less
pressure for CO2 absorption than the global average mainly due to
the low emissions associated to the energy matrix and the intensive
use of biofuels in Brazil (figure 2).
3,50
3,00
Figure 2: Comparisons
by ecological resources in
gha/capita
Key
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2,00
1,50
1,00
0,50
Energy and CO 2
Absorption
Built up Areas
Fisheries
Forests
Pastures
Agriculture
0.0
Campo
Grande
Mato Grosso
do Sul
Brazil
World
Campo Grande Ecological Footprint 2012 p. 16