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The National Footprint Accounts measure the amount of biologically productive land and water available (biological capacity) and appropriated (Ecological Footprint) for production, trade, and consumption. In addition to bioproductive resource availability and use, the National Footprint Accounts also measure the uptake of carbon dioxide in forests. Utilizing data points from United Nations FAOSTAT, United Nations Comtrade, International Energy Agency, and many more national and global databases, the National Footprint Accounts produce approximately 5,400 data points per country per year for 240 countries and territories--and the world as a whole--from 1961 to 2006.
The spreadsheets used to calculate the national-level Ecological Footprint and biological capacity of more than 240 countries and territories from 1961-2006 are available for license from Global Footprint Network.
- Academic Edition: This free license is available to anyone interested in learning more about Ecological Footprint calculations and data sets. The Academic Edition includes complete, fully functioning calculation spreadsheets for the world and for one representative nation (Hungary). Data may not be used for commercial or paid projects under this license.
Please click here to request a free Academic Edition.
- Project Edition: Project Editions are available for anyone interested in
completing paid or commercial projects that use the detailed data sets generated from the National Footprint Accounts. This Edition includes a Footprint Intensity Table that provides the data necessary for translating resource consumption
into Ecological Footprint area. This and other data in the accounts allow users to complete robust,
comparable, and standards-compliant Ecological Footprint analyses.
For information on licensing fees, please see the National Footprint Accounts pricing document. Partners of Global Footprint Network receive a special free Partner Project Edition, which includes additional technical support and time-series data.
Please contact us at licensing@footprintnetwork.org if you are interested in ordering a Project Edition license. - Research Edition: Research Editions are available for academics, government agencies, or consultancies that would like to conduct research into the National Footprint Accounts of a specific country. The research license allows users to modify the data sources and methods in the National Footprint Accounts and publish their results.
For information on licensing fees, please see the National Footprint Accounts pricing document.
Please contact us at licensing@footprintnetwork.org if you are interested in ordering a Research Edition license. - Tools Edition: Tools Editions are designed for Footprint practitioners who will integrate data from the National Footprint Accounts into commercial tools that they will distribute or sub-license to other users.
Please contact us at licensing@footprintnetwork.org if you are interested in ordering a Tools Edition license.