The Human Impacts Database
A collection of useful numbers for quantifying the impacts of the human presence on Earth.Global human population
Flora & FaunaAnthropocentricThis quantity comes from a time series measurement and the most recent value (2021) is reported.
| Value: | ≈ 8 × 109 people | |
| HuID: | 85255 | |
| Relevant Year(s): | 2021 | |
| Summary: | The global population as of 2021. | |
| Method: | Data represents a combination of direct population reports from countries as well as inferred values from under reporting or missing data. See the source for more information. | |
| Source: | FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization) of the United Nations Annual Population. (2021) | |
| Dataset: |
Global population 1950 — 2021 (FAOSTAT_total_population.csv)
global resolution
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| Original Data License: | CC-BY-NC-SA IGO 3.0 (FAO Modified) | |
| Added By: | gchure |
