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What impact does overpopulation have on the economy?
Overpopulation
has a definite effect on a country’s economy. First of all, when countries
are overpopulated, the hardly have enough food to support themselves, never mind the hope of having a surplus to sell. This can contribute to a low GDP per Capita which is effect overpopulation has on
the economy. In an attempt to save the people from the starvation, the government
will most likely have to rely on foreign debt. This puts the country in debt
at stretches the government’s already meagre resources. Furthermore, when
a country is overpopulated, there is a high rate of unemployment because there just aren’t enough jobs to support the
population. This results in a high level of crime because the people will need
to steal things in order to survive.
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What impact does Overpopulation have on the environment?
Overpopulation does not
just affect the standard of living, but also the environment. Every person on the planet takes up space, but space is needed
for farmland, and forests. People excrete wastes and pollution that flow into water systems, and animal habitats, polluting
water, and killing wildlife. Many people cannot bathe or brush their teeth because of the status of the water in their land.
Forests are being torn
down as more wood and land is needed to support our ever-growing population. The loss of these forests leads to extinction
of plants and animals. These plants could contain cures for diseases that will never be found.
Urban areas are expanding,
polluting the air and water systems. 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. 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. In fact, most of those remaining fossil fuels go to other developed countries, leaving a dismal
amount for Africans.
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What impact does overpopulation have on politics?
Governing an overpopulated country presents problems. The economy is stretched beyond belief, and civil wars break
our left, right, and centre. These civil wars are fought over farmland, and the people spend so much time fighting,
that the farmland is not even put to use. Important fossil fuels need to be traded away for pitiful amounts of cash used to
no avail. The government of an overpopulated country falls into constantly increasing debt, and cannot climb back up out of
the hole they have dug.
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