Overview

• Italy consumed its annual renewable resources by May 6, 2025—11 days earlier than in 2024—highlighting worsening ecological strain.
• The nation’s ecological footprint is four times its biocapacity, requiring the equivalent of three Earths if all lived like Italians.
• March 23, 2025, marked Italy’s Deficit Day, when its domestic ecosystems could no longer meet national resource demands.
• WWF Italia advocates for energy efficiency, waste reduction, sustainable diets, circular economy practices, and habitat protection to address the crisis.
• Global data underscores consumption inequality, with the wealthiest 10% responsible for 43% of global emissions and resource use.