This year Earth Overshoot Day (EOD) falls on August 2. Unlike other days of celebration, this "Earth Day" is a bad omen for the future of the earth's population. On August 2, all the resources produced by the earth in a year were used up. In 2023, it is estimated that 1.7 times the earth's resources will be needed to support human needs.
EOD has been celebrated since 1975. In that year, EOD fell on December 25, 1971. Since the first year, EOD has come earlier due to the increasing use of earth's resources. The only good news for 2023 is that the EOD arrives five days later than 2022.
The country with the most people using daily resources is Qatar. If all the inhabitants of the earth lived like the citizens of Qatar, the EOD would fall on February 10. The country with the best record is Benin because it only uses all the resources that the earth produces on December 26.
What about Malaysia? It's unfortunate that our country has used up all the resources released for a year on May 16th. The countries with the best records in Southeast Asia are Indonesia where the EOD falls on December 3 and Myanmar on December 15.