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Ecological Footprint vs Biocapacity

Interactive 3D simulation of the ecological footprint: tune diet, transport, energy mix and consumption to see how many hectares of land your lifestyle demands, and how that stacks up against the biocapacity Earth can actually regenerate.

Ecology & Conservation Biology3DEasy60 FPS

The ecological footprint measures how many hectares of biologically productive land and water it takes to supply everything a lifestyle consumes, and to absorb the waste it produces — mainly carbon. This simulation builds that footprint live from four everyday choices — diet, transport, energy mix and consumption — and compares the result against Earth's actual biocapacity, the roughly 1.6 global hectares per person the planet can regenerate each year. Watch the six component pillars rise and fall, and see the "how many Earths" globe grow past the fixed biocapacity globe the moment your lifestyle asks for more than the planet can renew.

⚙ Under the hood

Interactive 3D simulation of the ecological footprint: adjust diet, transport, energy mix and consumption to see six land-use components (carbon, cropland, grazing, forest, fishing, built-up) rise and fall in real global hectares, then watch a growing footprint globe compare against a fixed biocapacity globe to see how many Earths your lifestyle would need.

Three.jsecologysustainabilitybiocapacityfootprintenvironment

3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install