The Human Impacts Database

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

This quantity comes from a time series measurement and the most recent value (2015) is reported.


Value:		1.23 × 10¹⁵ kg see this value in other units This is equivalent to... 1.23 Tt
HuID:		85388
Relevant Year(s):		2015
Summary:		Total inanimate human made mass. This includes concrete, aggregate, brick, asphalt, metals, other (including glass and plastics), and waste.
Method:		This value is based on a material flows model, which accounts for input material extraction and the flow to manufactured goods and materials, and their subsequent outflow to recycling or waste. The authors do not make a statement of uncertainty in this value.
Source:		Elhacham, E., Ben-Uri, L., Grozovski, J., Bar-On, Y.M., Milo, R. Global human-made mass exceeds all living biomass. Nature (2020)
Dataset:		Breakdown of global anthropogenic mass (anthropogenic_mass_2015_processed.csv) global resolution
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Added By:		rbanks