The Human Impacts Database

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


Quantity Value HuID Source Type
Feed-to-edible protein conversion efficiency of whiteleg shrimp ≈ 22 % 58621 Fry, J.P., Mailloux, N.A., Love, …
Annual captured gazami crab mass ≈ 4.9 × 108 kg / yr 59315 FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization …
Green house gas emissions for poultry production 1.7 ± 0.2 kg CO2e equivalent / Mcal 59491 Eshel, G., Shepon, A., Makov, …
Global annual rodenticide use ≈ 4 × 106 kg / yr 60172 FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization …
Land area requirement for rice production ≈ 0.6 m2 / yr / Mcal 60502 Eshel, G., Shepon, A., Makov, …
Feed-to-edible protein conversion efficiency of Atlantic salmon ≈ 28 % 60657 Fry, J.P., Mailloux, N.A., Love, …
Annual captured Peruvian anchoveta mass ≈ 7.04 × 109 kg / yr 61040 FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization …
Percentage of seafood harvest coming from aquaculture ≈ 46 % 61233 FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization …
Harvest yield of rice paddy ≈ 0.45 kg / m2 62879 FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization) …
Annual number of chickens slaughtered for poultry ≈ 7 × 1010 chickens / yr 63981 FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization …
CO2 equivalent emissions from wild salmon production ≈ 4300 - 10000 kg CO2e / t 64999 Gephart, J.A., et al.
Green house gas emissions for pork production 2.0 ± 0.2 kg CO2e equivalent / Mcal 65564 Eshel, G., Shepon, A., Makov, …
Standing population of goats ≈ 1.3 × 109 goats 66612 FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization) …
Annual production mass of cow product 7.50 × 1011 kg / yr 66626 FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization …
Annual captured akiami paste shrimp mass ≈ 4.4 × 108 kg / yr 67104 FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization …