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It Would Take 4.4 Earths To Sustain A World Full Of Americans

By Tyler Durden
Created 12/12/2013 - 18:03
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Submitted by Tyler Durden [1] on 12/12/2013 18:03 -0500



 

It takes the planet 1.5 years to restore what humanity burns through in a year. The silver lining, the US is #1 in something once again - consumption. In fact, it would take 4.4 Earths to sustain the planet if everyone lived like Americans. Rather disappointingly, the USA is 56th in the world for alcohol consumption per capita (though we suspect that will rise).

 

Consumption Around the Globe [2]

Source: InternationalBusinessGuide.org [3]

 

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