I highly suggest you read this page here: http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/frequently_asked_questions/ and here:http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/newsletter/bv/humanity_now_demanding_1.4_earths
which explains global footprint quite nicely and puts it into perspective.
The data show that humanity’s demand on the biosphere for providing natural resources and absorbing carbon dioxide emissions is 44 percent more than what nature can provide. This ecological overshoot means it now takes approximately 18 months for the Earth to regenerate what we use in one year. The urgent threats we are facing today - most notably climate change, but also biodiversity loss, shrinking forests, declining fisheries and freshwater stress - are symptoms of this trend.