Students from around the world calculated their class mean and standard deviations for their footprints and posted them on our world map.
Do you see differences across the globe? If so, why do you think those differences exist?
Did you use the calculator to try to reduce your footprint down to the average from a citizen of another country? What changes would you have to make to lower your footprint in this way? Are you going to try and take some of these actions in your daily life?
Student Footprints >
My Carbon Footprint (Poland)
Hi! My name is Oliwia. I'm 17 years old. I live i Rybnik, Poland.
My average carbon footprint is 5,461 kgs and in Poland average is 6,526 kgs. I've got the highest score in the category called ‘home’ – 4,649 kgs. The lowest score I have got in category called 'Transportation' because it is only 1 kgs!! 
The result is low, because I try to walk on foot
What is your opinion about my total carbon foot
print? 
Your carbon footprint is definitely impressive. I'm amazed by how little impact you have concerning transportation. It's the major cause for you being below average, after all. And that is really good, especially if you stay in that range. Overall, great job, and I am thoroughly impressed!
Hello, Oliwia! I am Michael, a student in the US. That is very impressive. It is expected that your highest score would be in home; from what I've heard, the environment of Poland can be relatively unforgiving, so it's nice to have a heated home. My grandmother is from Poland; she used to walk on foot nearly everywhere as well. You do not need to really change anything; you have a low average for a low-average country! Keep up the good work!
Your carbon footprint is very low! My highest category was transportation and the lowest was my purchases. I can't believe that your transportation was only 1 kilogram when mine was at 10,220 kilograms. The overall carbon footprint for my region in the United States was at 15,918 kilograms which is much higher than Poland's average of 6,526. It's good that you mostly walk as much as you do for transportation so I might have to try that too to lower my carbon footprint.
Hi Oliwia my name is Brandon, I’m from the USA. My total carbon footprint is 14,571 kilograms, compared to mine your carbon footprint is almost 1/3 of it. My highest category was my transportation, it was 6,971 kilograms. I think its great that your transportation is only 1 kilogram, walking around seems like it greatly lowers your carbon footprint. Where I live I have to drive everywhere to get around, and we don’t have any public transportation. Since there isn’t anywhere that is walking distance, I am going to try and carpool with others in an attempt to lower my carbon footprint.
Your carbon footprint is very close to mine! It is really good that you try to walk on foot. I can't believe you only have 1kg for transportation! That's crazy. I wish I could do that but it is hard with a busy schedule. How do you walk all the time?
Your carbon footprint is extremely low compared to mine, which totaled at approximately 28,000kgs. It's great that you make an effort to walk on foot. This has inspired me to walk more as well. Keep up the great work!
My footprint is almost three times that. Home is also my highest category except mine is closer to 7,000 kg. That is really good that you have a transportation of onlt 1kg. I wish that I had a smaller impact and not so harmful to the earth
That's a really good footprint for transportation. Walking places really helps lower your footprint, and because I drive a lot I actually have a high footprint in that section. Overall, I think yours is very low though.
Hi Oliwia my name is Sean and I'm from the US. Im surprised about how low your footprint was and how big your home footprint was. My footprint was low like yours it was 5,462 but all of my things were about even to each other. What type of house do you live in? Its good that you try to walk everywhere, I do to.
Your carbon footprint is very low compared to mine, which totaled at 44,000 kgs. I am impressed that your transportation is only 1 kgs! There is no way my footprint for transportation would ever be that low considering that my family and I are traveling constantly. It it really good that you are walking on foot and not driving to all of these places.
Hello! My name is Beaux! I am a student from North Carolina. My footprint is a little higher, and I think that's because we have a lot of unnecessary luxuries that we as a country have grown adapt to. . . But I try as hard as I can to be eco conscious. I admire just how low your footprint it! I find it comforting to find other people who are courteous of the environment, and try to limit their direct carbon output by walking. Great job on doing your part to save the environment