This interesting illustration was found in the Practical Handbook of Material Flow Analysis and describe the material turnover of primitive man in his private household was about an order of magnitude smaller than today's consumption of goods. The illustration demonstrates that the material and waste turned over outside of households to manufacture the goods consumed in households are larger than 100 t/(c.yr).
Please note that these data visualizations come from external sources (journal publications, academic books, reports, etc.). Copyright of these data visualizations is held by the publishers or authors. We have included these data visualizations on our website under the principles of fair use. However, if you would like to reuse any of these images be sure to either comply with the rules around fair use in your country or consult the original authors or publishers if in doubt.
« Back to the overview View ALL data visualizations on a single page
Metabolism of Cities