44+ Earth Overshoot Day Graph Background. The term overshoot represents the level by which human population overshoots the sustainable amount of. It's not possible to determine with 100 percent accuracy the day we bust our ecological budget.

This year, earth overshoot day—the approximate date in which we have overdrawn on nature's budget—is august 1. This day is observed as earth overshoot day which marked the beginning of the world operating in overshoot for the rest of the year by exerting excess pressure on the planet for any resources drawn. It seems like european overshoot day 2019 on may 10 was only yesterday.

This year, earth overshoot day—the approximate date in which we have overdrawn on nature's budget—is august 1.

Although we are aware that celebrating earth overshoot day alongside christmas is unlikely in the future, we must endeavor to push out the date as late in the year as possible. Progression of the dates of earth overshoot day from 1987 to 2016. Earth overshoot day has been moving up each year; It explains that if earth overshoot day was moved back 4.5 days each year, humans could return to living within the means of one earth before 2050.