The Human Impacts Database

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


Quantity Value HuID Source Type
Estimated global mean sea level rise since 1900 due to thermal expansion {5.68 (-0.08, + 0.10)} × 10-2 m 11827 Frederikse, T., Landerer, F., Caron, …
Annual increase in ocean surface H+ concentration 0.36 ± 0.03 % 19394 Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service
Estimated global mean sea level rise since 1900 due to glacier meltwater {8.48 (+0.05, -0.04)} × 10-2 m 37314 Frederikse, T., Landerer, F., Caron, …
Annual average warming of upper ocean (5.9 ± 0.4) × 10-3 ℃ / yr 51068 Cheng, L., Trenberth, K. E., …
Estimated global mean sea level rise since 1900 due to Antarctic Ice Sheet meltwater {1.33 (-0.09, +0.07)} × 10-2 m 52256 Frederikse, T., Landerer, F., Caron, …
Estimated global mean sea level rise since 1900 due to Greenland Ice Sheet meltwater (5.40 ± 0.04) × 10-2 m 56668 Frederikse, T., Landerer, F., Caron, …
Estimate of global oceanic mammal biomass ≈ 0.06 - 3 × 1012 kg 60653 Hatton, I.A., Heneghan, R.F., Bar-On, …
Estimated biomass of oceanic bacteria ≈ 4 - 56 × 1012 kg 64269 Hatton, I.A., Heneghan, R.F., Bar-On, …
Estimate of oceanic phytoplankton biomass ≈ 2 - 18 × 1012 kg 68730 Hatton, I.A., Heneghan, R.F., Bar-On, …
Upper ocean temperature change 0.19 ± 0.03 ℃ 69674 Cheng, L., Trenberth, K. E., …
Upper ocean temperature change 0.20 ± 0.02 ℃ 72086 National Centers for Environmental Information, …
Estimated global mean sea level rise since 1900 due to terrestrial water storage {-1 (+0.2, -0.1)} × 10-2 m 80658 Frederikse, T., Landerer, F., Caron, …
Global annual mean sea level rise 3.4 (-0.44, + 0.47) × 10-3 m / yr 81373 Frederikse, T., Landerer, F., Caron, …
Commercial whaling catches per year 300-2000 81374 Rocha, R.C. Jr; Clapham, P.J.; …
Observed global mean sea level rise since 1900 0.208 ± 0.010 m 82885 Frederikse, T., Landerer, F., Caron, …