Fig. 1: The Great Inequality. | Nature Sustainability

Fig. 1: The Great Inequality.

From: Impacts of meeting minimum access on critical earth systems amidst the Great Inequality

Fig. 1

The graph shows inequalities for selected material needs with cumulative population on the x axis (by country and as percentage of global population) and consumption or spending levels on the y axes, for energy (total residential electricity consumption in gigajoules per year per capita59), water (average water footprint of consumption for 1996–2005 in cubic metres per year per capita60), food (protein consumption in grams per day per capita61) and infrastructure (produced capital from the Inclusive Wealth Index (IWI) in US$ per capita62).

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