My results were what has become average for me (link here for 2009 and here for 2011 results). This year, if everyone lived my lifestyle the world would need 3.22 earths to keep up with consumption. Full disclosure: I did this without using the miles I travel in flight each year on average now that I have become a flight attendant. That way, I could see if something had gone up in any other category or if my average was still the same. (Continue reading to see how that affects my answer.) Here are my results:
If everyone lived my lifestyle the world would need 3.22 earths.
My footprint in global acres by conumption category total (country average in parenthesis): 124.97 (246.41)
-Carbon: 70.72 (91.43)
-Food: 31.72 (65.74)
-Housing: 8.58 (31.58)
-Goods and Services: 13.95 (57.66)
-Cropland: 15.48 (29.61)
-Pastureland: 34.95 (68.02)
-Marine fisheries: 25.71 (49.33)
-Forestland: 48.83 (99.45)
I went back in and, leaving all my answers the same, added what I figured to be my average annual amount of miles I travel in an airplane every year with my new profession. The answer: The world would need 5.49 earths if everyone lived my lifestyle and, in addition, flew as much as a flight attendant who works about the average amount for their company. That's 2.27 earths more! While the vast majority of people don't fly that much, I still do fly more than most even when not including my work hours due to the fact that I have flight benefits and can go most anywhere on a whim.
Anyone else take the quiz this year?
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