World footprint maps

National Footprint Maps

Small area data

Mapping Supply Chains

The team can produce maps showing the carbon, ecological or green house gas footprint of nations.

This example shows the countries morphed by total green house gas emissions from consumption. Countries with above average emissions, such as the US, Western Europe, China and India appear much larger than they normally would. The map is shaded by per capita emissions (the total emissions divided by population). This shows that although China and India have relatively large total emissions, their per person emissions are low. The US has both large total and per capita emissions.

The map on the left shows the average household Carbon footprint measured in tonnes of CO2 for each Local Authority area in England and Wales. The data for each local Authority (including Scotland and Northern Ireland) can be downloaded in the footprint data section of this website. Mapping the footprint results means that they can be compared to other spatial datasets such as average weekly household income (the map on the left) and patterns observed.

The multi region input output model allows us to find out where abouts in the world the products we consume are produced. This map shows the contribution to the UK's meat footprint using proportionally sized cow symbols. Much of our meat comes from Brazil, Ireland and New Zealand. The map is also shaded in red to show parts of the world which are losing forest land. The map could reveal a link between our consumption of meat and the loss of rain forest land in South America.