Earth Overshoot Day (EOD) 2026 lands on July 30, the date when humanity will have used up nature’s entire annual budget of ecological resources and services, according to Global Footprint Network, the international sustainability organization that pioneered the Ecological Footprint, and York University, which now produces the National Footprint and Biocapacity Accounts under the governance of FoDaFo.
Currently, humanity is using nature 73% faster than Earth’s ecosystems can regenerate, meaning this overshoot is equivalent to using 1.73 Earths. It is the highest level of global overshoot in human history. This level of overuse is possible because one can deplete natural capital. Such depletion compromises long-term resource security. The consequences are visible in deforestation, soil erosion, biodiversity loss, and the accumulation of CO₂ in the atmosphere, contributing to more frequent extreme weather events and declining food production. EOD is the calculated calendar date on which humanity’s resource consumption for the year exceeds Earth‘s capacity to regenerate those resources that year. The term “overshoot” represents the level by which human population’s demand overshoots the sustainable amount of biological resources regenerated on Earth. When viewed through an economic perspective, the annual EOD represents the day by which the planet’s annual regenerative budget is spent, and humanity enters environmental deficit spending. EOD is calculated by dividing the world biocapacity (the amount of natural resources regenerated by Earth that year), by the world ecological footprint (humanity’s consumption of Earth’s natural resources for that year), and multiplying by 365 (366 in leap years), the number of days in a year:
EOD is calculated by Global Footprint Network and is a campaign supported by dozens of other nonprofit organizations. Information about Global Footprint Network’s calculations and national Ecological Footprints are available online.
Earth Overshoot Day (EOD) 2026 lands on July 30, the date when humanity will have used up nature’s entire annual budget of ecological resources and services, according to Global Footprint Network, the international sustainability organization that pioneered the Ecological Footprint, and York University, which now produces the National Footprint and Biocapacity Accounts under the governance of FoDaFo.
Currently, humanity is using nature 73% faster than Earth’s ecosystems can regenerate, meaning this overshoot is equivalent to using 1.73 Earths. It is the highest level of global overshoot in human history. This level of overuse is possible because one can deplete natural capital. Such depletion compromises long-term resource security. The consequences are visible in deforestation, soil erosion, biodiversity loss, and the accumulation of CO₂ in the atmosphere, contributing to more frequent extreme weather events and declining food production. EOD is the calculated calendar date on which humanity’s resource consumption for the year exceeds Earth‘s capacity to regenerate those resources that year. The term “overshoot” represents the level by which human population’s demand overshoots the sustainable amount of biological resources regenerated on Earth. When viewed through an economic perspective, the annual EOD represents the day by which the planet’s annual regenerative budget is spent, and humanity enters environmental deficit spending. EOD is calculated by dividing the world biocapacity (the amount of natural resources regenerated by Earth that year), by the world ecological footprint (humanity’s consumption of Earth’s natural resources for that year), and multiplying by 365 (366 in leap years), the number of days in a year:
EOD is calculated by Global Footprint Network and is a campaign supported by dozens of other nonprofit organizations. Information about Global Footprint Network’s calculations and national Ecological Footprints are available online.
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Earth Overshoot Day 2026 falls on July 30
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