Consider the Total and Per Capita Ecological Footprints of the Selected

Consider the total and per capita ecological footprints of the selected countries below and then use the data to answer the accompanying question.
$\begin{array}{|l|l|l|}\hline \text { Country } & \begin{array}{l}\text { Total Ecological Footprint } \\\text { (hectares/person) }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { Share of Global Biological Capacity } \\(\%)\end{array} \\\hline \text { United States } & 2,810 & (25 \%) \\\hline \text { European Union } & 2,160 & (19 \%) \\\hline \text { China } & 2,050 & (18 \%) \\\hline \text { India } & 780 & (7 \%) \\\hline \text { Japan } & 540 & (5 \%) \\\hline\end{array}$
-The total ecological footprint of China is relatively large,why is the per capita ecological footprint of China so small?

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