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The Environmental Doomsday Clock

Each year the Foundation conducts a survey of the sense of crisis felt by respondents about the continuance of the human race as the global environment continues to deteriorate, gauging the responses with the time expressed on the hands of the Environmental Doomsday Clock created by the Foundation.

The Environmental Doomsday Clock


Changes in the Environmental Doomsday Clock

2012 2012 Japan 9:14 Overseas 9:27
United States
& Canada
9:54 Western Europe 9:55
Asia 9:03 Latin America 10:00
Africa 10:04 Oceania 10:14
Eastern Europe &
former Soviet Union
9:12 Middle East 9:38
2011 2011 Japan 8:46 Overseas 9:14
United States
& Canada
9:35 Western Europe 9:28
Asia 8:51 Latin America 9:18
Africa 9:09 Oceania 10:06
Eastern Europe &
former Soviet Union
9:13 Middle East 10:24
2010 2010 Japan 9:09 Overseas 9:27
United States
& Canada
10:13 Western Europe 9:45
Asia 9:01 Latin America 9:48
Africa 10:24 Oceania 10:29
Eastern Europe &
former Soviet Union
9:47 Middle East 10:47
2009 2009 Japan 9:08 Overseas 9:32
United States
& Canada
10:01 Western Europe 9:55
Asia 9:04 Latin America 9:28
Africa 10:15 Oceania 10:10
Eastern Europe &
former Soviet Union
10:00 Middle East 9:42
2008 2008 Japan 9:42 Overseas 9:26
United States
& Canada
10:13 Western Europe 9:44
Asia 8:52 Latin America 9:49
Africa 10:31 Oceania 10:34
Eastern Europe &
former Soviet Union
9:37 Middle East 9:24
2007 2007 Japan 9:34 Overseas 9:28
United States
& Canada
9:40 Western Europe 9:23
Asia 9:10 Latin America 9:38
Africa 10:02 Oceania 10:27
Eastern Europe &
former Soviet Union
9:20 Middle East 9:41
2006 2006 Japan 9:15 Overseas 9:19
United States
& Canada
9:18 Western Europe 9:08
Asia 9:17 Latin America 9:31
Africa 9:32 Oceania 9:18
Eastern Europe &
former Soviet Union
9:07 Middle East 10:05
2005 2005 Japan 9:07 Overseas 9:04
United States
& Canada
8:54 Western Europe 8:43
Asia 9:41 Latin America 9:08
Africa 9:03 Oceania 9:18
Eastern Europe &
former Soviet Union
8:26 Middle East 9:18
2004 2004 Japan 9:06 Overseas 9:09
United States
& Canada
9:14 Western Europe 8:56
Asia 9:32 Latin America 9:12
Africa 9:04 Oceania 9:08
Eastern Europe &
former Soviet Union
8:30 Middle East 8:41
2003 2003 Japan 9:20 Overseas 9:12
United States
& Canada
9:03 Western Europe 8:52
Asia 9:41 Latin America 9:19
Africa 9:22 Oceania 9:37
Eastern Europe &
former Soviet Union
9:02 Middle East 8:52
2002 2002 Japan 9:18 Overseas 8:51
United States
& Canada
8:23 Western Europe 8:44
Asia 8:36 Latin America 9:22
Africa 9:29 Oceania 9:22
Eastern Europe &
former Soviet Union
9:28 Middle East 8:02
2001 2001 Japan 9:04 Overseas 9:11
United States
& Canada
9:54 Western Europe 8:58
Asia 9:04 Latin America 9:00
Africa 9:37 Oceania 8:58
Eastern Europe &
former Soviet Union
8:17 Middle East 9:01
2000 2000 Japan 8:56 Overseas 8:56
United States
& Canada
8:49 Western Europe 8:46
Asia 9:16 Latin America 8:52
Africa 9:17 Oceania 8:31
Eastern Europe &
former Soviet Union
8:21 Middle East 9:38
1999 1999 Japan 9:07 Overseas 9:10
United States
& Canada
9:03 Western Europe 8:46
Asia 9:47 Latin America 9:14
Africa 9:13 Oceania 8:52
Eastern Europe &
former Soviet Union
9:21 Middle East 9:32
1998 1998 Japan 9:01 Overseas 9:09
United States
& Canada
8:40 Western Europe 9:37
Asia 8:59 Latin America 9:04
Africa 9:08 Oceania 9:34
Eastern Europe &
former Soviet Union
9:44 Middle East 8:47
1997 1997 Japan 8:42 Overseas 9:27
United States
& Canada
9:09 Western Europe 9:53
Asia 9:25 Latin America 9:26
Africa 9:15 Oceania 8:52
Eastern Europe &
former Soviet Union
9:37 Middle East 9:33
1996 1996 Japan 8:51 Overseas 9:34
United States
& Canada
9:30 Western Europe 9:46
Asia 9:41 Latin America 9:28
Africa 9:25 Oceania 9:43
Eastern Europe &
former Soviet Union
9:12 Middle East 8:30
1995 1995 Japan 8:08 Overseas 9:22
United States
& Canada
8:52 Western Europe 9:02
Asia 9:41 Latin America 9:23
Africa 9:33 Oceania 9:44
Eastern Europe &
former Soviet Union
9:29 Middle East 9:09
1994 1994 Japan 8:01 Overseas 9:16
United States
& Canada
9:07 Western Europe 9:35
Asia 9:16 Latin America 9:37
Africa 9:14 Oceania 8:53
Eastern Europe &
former Soviet Union
8:10 Middle East -
1993 1993 Japan 7:33 Overseas 8:33
United States
& Canada
8:58 Western Europe 9:02
Asia 8:19 Latin America 8:37
Africa 8:43 Oceania 8:23
Eastern Europe &
former Soviet Union
7:02 Middle East 8:12
1992 1992 Japan 7:38 Overseas 8:44
United States
& Canada
8:35 Western Europe 8:54
Asia 8:10 Latin America 8:57
Africa 8:10 Oceania 9:58
Eastern Europe &
former Soviet Union
9:27 Middle East 8:10