Earth Overshoot Day Last Year 2024. This year, august 1 is earth overcapacity day 2024, the date that marks that we have consumed all the resources that the planet is capable of generating in a year. The term encompasses the consumption of resources such as fish, arable land, and wood, as well as the earth’s capacity.

Earth overshoot day marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what earth’s ecosystems can regenerate in that year. Earth overshoot day is marked every year at the point when human consumption outstrips the resources nature can regenerate.