Ecological footprint: How Many Planets Do We Need in 2026?

In 2026, humanity's ecological footprint continues to exceed Earth's biocapacity, making this foundational concept more relevant than ever. This whiteboard animation clearly explains ecological footprint vs. biocapacity, why we are living in overshoot, country comparisons, and practical steps toward sustainable development. The core visuals and math remain a powerful way to understand our impact on the planet. ✏️ Need a custom ecological footprint or sustainability explainer animation for your report, training, or client presentation? Visit https://www.alexandremagnin.com/main/en/contact/ ▶ In 2026, the world is actually using 1.7 planets ◀ If you enjoyed this video, please subscribe: http://alturl.com/jc8u6 A related concept is Earth Overshoot Day: the day when we have used all the resources the earth can produce in that year. There is another explainer video for this here: https://youtu.be/jgbY79Opn34 Calculate your personal footprint here: https://www.footprintcalculator.org/home/en Ecological footprint for countries: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_ecological_footprint ** Learn about sustainability for free with short animation videos! Find all sustainability videos and join the community on http://sustainabilityillustrated.com and http://www.youtube.com/learnsustainability Subscribe to receive the latest videos: http://alturl.com/jc8u6 Become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/sustainability. Extra info & links below... Twitter: http://twitter.com/Sustain_Illustr Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sustainabilityillustrated Sustainability explainer videos are created by Alexandre Magnin using years of experience drawing and working as a sustainability consultant with businesses and communities: http://www.amcreative.org ** Global Footprint Network: http://www.footprintnetwork.org Living planet report: http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/all_publications/living_planet_report/ Music: Huma-Huma Thank you to our subtitles volunteer: Spanish & Catalan: Josep Simona