Overpopulation - Effects on Enviornment

Many people cannot bathe or brush their teeth because of the status of the water in their land. Urban areas are expanding, polluting the air and water systems. In Nigeria alone, 351 000 ha of land are being removed every year. 51% of the fossil fuels on Earth are being used by USA and China alone, leaving less than half for the remaining countries, including those in Africa. These plants could contain cures for diseases that will never be found. People excrete wastes and pollution that flow into water systems, and animal habitats, polluting water, and killing wildlife. 

Overpopulation does not just affect the standard of living, but also the environment. These areas deplete the Earth’s resources, and over 2 billion hectares of arable land have already been lost, with 16 million more hectares being removed each year. Every person on the planet takes up space, but space is needed for farmland, and forests. Forests are being torn down as more wood and land is needed to support our ever-growing population. In fact, most of those remaining fossil fuels go to other developed countries, leaving a dismal amount for Africans. The loss of these forests leads to extinction of plants and animals.