MEDITERRANEAN ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT TRENDS Carbon ForestFishing Ground Grazing Land Cropland

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Population Biocapacity per hectare (Biocapacity density) Area Biocapacity per capita

Population Ecological Footprint - Total Ecological Footprint per capita

GNI per capita Exports per capita Non-carbon Carbon

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Built-up Land CroplandForest Land Fishing Grounds Grazing Land

Built-up Land CroplandForest Land Fishing Grounds Grazing Land Carbon

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Population Ecological Footprint - Total Ecological Footprint per capita

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Figure IT-1: Ecological Footprint per capita in Italy by component, 1961-2008

Figure IT-2: Contributing drivers of Italy’s Ecological Footprint, 1961-2008

Figure IT-3: Biocapacity per capita in Italy by component 1961-2008 Figure IT-4: Contributing drivers of Italy’s biocapacity, 1961-2008

Indicator Value (2008)

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EF per capita [gha ] 4.52 2.04 122%· EF Carbon 2.39 0.60 296%

BC per capita [gha ] 1.15 1.14 0%EC deficit per capita [gha ] 0.93 0.48 93%

· deficit Forest land 2.54 0.56 358%GNI per capita [constant 2000 $US ]

19,590 6,148 219%

· fraction of world [billionths ]

0.49 0.76 -36%

GDP per capita [constant 2000 $US ]

19,585 6,255 213%

Export earnings [constant 2000 $US]

5,485 477 1050%

Population ['000 ] 59,832 50,536 18%· 0 - 14 8,410 12,592 -33%· 15 - 64 39,435 33,073 19%· > 64 11,987 4,870 146%

HDI 0.871 0.764 14%

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References:

Global Footprint Network (GFN), 2012. National Footprint Accounts 2011 Edition. Available at: www.footprintnetwork.org.

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). 2011. Human Development Report 2011.

World Bank. 2012. World Development Indicators. Available at: data.worldbank.org

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Figure IT-9: Italy’s population by age group, 1961-2010Figure IT-7: Italy’s GDP by component, GNI, and ratio of national GNI per capita to world total GNI, 1961-2008

Figure IT-6: Italy’s per capita ecological deficit by contributing land-use type, 1961-2008

Figure IT-5: Italy’s per capita ecological deficit, 1961-2008

Figure IT-8: Ecological Footprint and HDI for all countries, with Italy’s trend for 1980-2008

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