The Human Impacts Database

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


Quantity Value HuID Source Type
Average mining efficiency of coal ≈ 8.37 kg of waste / kg of coal 39407 Cooper, A. H., Brown, T. …
Mass of overburden moved for mining of coal ≈ 6.5 × 1013 kg / yr 72899 Cooper, A. H., Brown, T. …