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 annual power derived from natural gas 1.5 × 1020 J / yr 86175 U.S. Energy Information Administration
Global passenger transport energy consumption ≈ 6.0 × 1019 J / yr 88482 U.S. Energy Information Administration
Global biofuel power production ≈ 3.96 × 1018 J / yr 90618 British Petroleum
Global hydroelectric dam reservoir capacity ≈ 5.4 × 1015 m3 94828 FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization …
Global annual volume of extracted oil ≈ 5.8 × 109 m3 / yr 97719 U.S. Energy Information Administration
Global annual energy consumption from solar power ≈ 9.7 × 1018 J / yr 99885 British Petroleum