Individual & household calculator

Where you live and who is included

Location decides which electricity factor applies. Household size lets us show a per-person figure.

Home energy

Your utility bills show consumption in kWh, therms, CCF or gallons. Annual totals are best; monthly amounts are converted to a year.

“Use average” applies a U.S. household average (EIA, 2020) and is labeled as a default in your results. Outside the U.S., unknown amounts are left out rather than guessed. Green-power plans are not treated as zero emissions in this version.

Vehicles

Add each car, SUV or pickup you use. Fuel purchased is most accurate; distance with fuel economy is next best. Use one method per vehicle so nothing is counted twice.

Public transport and flights

Enter the distance you personally traveled. For flights, add the one-way distance and how many trips.

Waste

An estimate of what your household throws away. Weigh a typical week’s bag if you can.

Food and the things you buy also have a footprint, but this version does not calculate them, because we have not adopted a transparent factor set we can defend for every country. They are listed as not included in your results.

Review your answers

Check what will be calculated. Use Edit to change anything.

Your estimated footprint