Increasing Population: The population in the world is increasing rapidly. In view of the danger of population explosion, it is being said that it should be controlled. In many countries, population control has already started being implemented.

The population there is decreasing so much that those countries are worried. The limited resources of nature are being cited, because it is certain that the size of the earth is not going to increase and the existing resources like water, land for agriculture etc. are not going to increase. In such a situation, we will have to limit ourselves according to the earth. So let us know how much burden the earth can bear and how dangerous is the increasing population.

What can be the maximum population?

Citing Gandhiji’s advice, David Satworth, Senior Fellow of London’s International Institute of Environment and Development, said that this is not the case. More important than the population is how much you use the resources. Gandhiji had said that there are goods available on earth to fulfill everyone’s needs, but not to satisfy greed. Earlier, there was not so much population on earth. In 2022, the world’s population has crossed eight billion. The United Nations estimates that between 2070 and 2080, the maximum population of humans on earth can go between 9.4 to 10.4 billion.

How much burden will increase on earth

If David is to be believed, we can get clues about the impact of population growth from countries like India, Pakistan and China, because the population is increasing rapidly here. But the special thing is that due to this, the burden of earth’s resources is not increasing, because living here is not very expensive. In such a situation, carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases are not produced in large quantities here, because people here live with limited resources. In countries like India, one ton of greenhouse gases are produced annually, whereas in rich countries it is around 30 tons per person. Therefore, if the population of countries like India and Pakistan increases, then there will not be much burden on the earth. But if the population of Germany, England or America increases, then there will be a burden on the earth.

Problems will increase due to the increase in burden on the earth

However, by the 22nd century, the population of the earth is being estimated to be 11 billion. In such a situation, it will be difficult for the earth to bear the burden of 11 billion people. Therefore, it is important that we should control the increasing population. If the data of the United Nations report of 2012 is to be believed, then the earth can bear the burden of eight billion to 1024 billion people. Due to the increasing population, the consumption of water, land for farming, electricity, food and other primary needs will start decreasing. Increasing population can cause serious problems like climate change, pollution and lack of natural resources.