8216;Australia 7th-worst polluter on Earth8217;

WWF released this year8217;s Living Planet report,which has estimated humans are using 50 per cent more resources than the planet can provide.

If everyone lived like the average Australian,it would take 3.76 planets to support the world8217;s population,the report said.

Qatar ranked on the top followed by Kuwait,UAE,Denmark,the United States and Belgium.

WWF Australia ecologist Martin Taylor said it8217;s a top 10 ranking the nation should be ashamed of.

The results of the survey were calculated by comparing renewable resources consumed against the Earth8217;s regenerative capacity.

The demand on natural resources has become unsustainable and is putting 8220;tremendous8221; pressure on the planet8217;s biodiversity,the WWF said.

The report found that high-income countries have an ecological footprint on average five times that of low-income ones.

8220;If the rest of the world lived the way we did,we8217;d need four planets,8221; Taylor said adding 8220;We8217;ve only got one I8217;m afraid so something has to give at some point.8221;

Carbon emissions are the top contributor to Australia8217;s footprint,which the report measures in 8220;global hectares8221; a measure of the productive land and water area required to support our consumption and pollution levels.