The Human Impacts Database

A collection of useful numbers for quantifying the impacts of the human presence on Earth.


Quantity Value HuID Source Type
Global calorie supply from animal products 525 kcal / capita / day 10664 FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization …
Land area requirement for wheat production ≈ 1.7 m2 / yr / Mcal 10715 Eshel, G., Shepon, A., Makov, …
Annual production mass of chicken product 1.83 × 1011 kg / yr 12395 FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization …
Annual captured Atlantic herring mass ≈ 1.82 × 109 kg / yr 12459 FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization …
Annual production mass of chicken eggs 6.9 × 1010 kg / yr 12755 FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization …
Land area requirement for poultry production 4 ± 1 m2 / yr / Mcal 13245 Eshel, G., Shepon, A., Makov, …
Feed-to-edible protein conversion efficiency of chicken ≈ 34 % 13706 Fry, J.P., Mailloux, N.A., Love, …
Production yield of cow milk ≈ 2.5 × 103 kg / cow 15249 FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization …
Land use for farmed trout production ≈ 2600 - 5000 m2 / t 16614 Gephart, J.A., et al.
Mass of nitrogen needed for egg production (2.5 ± 1.0) × 10-2 kg Nr / Mcal 18599 Eshel, G., Shepon, A., Makov, …
Annual sediment mass produced via agricultural erosion ≈ 1.17 × 1013 kg / yr 19415 Wang, Z., Van Oost, K.
Standing population of pigs ≈ 1.4 × 109 pigs 21368 FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization) …
Fraction of agricultural land that is pasture ≈ 68 % 22157 FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization) …
Irrigated water requirement for pork production (1.9 ± 0.9) × 10-1 m3 / Mcal 22356 Eshel, G., Shepon, A., Makov, …
Feed-to-food protein conversion efficiency of beef 2.5 ± 0.6 % 22962 Shepon, A., Eshel, G., Noor, …