The average weight of an adult person.
Used to calculate:human biomass
Varies by: lifestyle
| Used | lifestyle | Reference | Location: Ecosystem (study period) |
Value | Units | Notes |
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| * | Average American | CDC 2008- Anthropometric Reference Data for Children and Adults: United States, 2003-2006 | United States: all (2003-2006) | 74.7 | kg | This value refers to the average weight of females over the age of 20 across the United States. |
| Average American | CDC 2008- Anthropometric Reference Data for Children and Adults: United States, 2003-2006 | United States: all (2003-2006) | 88.3 | kg | This value refers to the average weight of males over 20 years old across the United States. | |
| * | Average Earthling | Walpole et al. 2012- The weight of nations: an estimation of adult human biomass | global: all () | 62 | kg | This value was taken as a global average body weight from a study of 170 countries. |
| * | Average New Yorker | New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene 2004- New York City Health and Nutrition Examination Survey | New York City: urban area (2004) | 74.6915 | kg | This value was calculated by taking the average weight of 1,999 New Yorkers. This population sample was adjusted by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to reflect geographic and demographic cross sections identified by the U.S. Census Bureau. |
| * | Eco-conscious | New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene 2004- New York City Health and Nutrition Examination Survey | New York City: urban area (2004) | 74.6915 | kg | We assume the same average human biomass as that of the average New Yorker. This value was calculated by taking the average weight of 1,999 New Yorkers. This population sample was adjusted by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to reflect geographic and demographic cross sections identified by the U.S. Census Bureau. |
| * | Lenape Person | Pontzer et al. 2012- Hunter-Gatherer Energetics and Human Obesity | Tanzania: rural (2011) | 43.4 | kg | This value refers to the body mass of a Hadza female. The Hadza are contemporary hunter-gatherers in Tanzania. |
| Lenape Person | Pontzer et al. 2012- Hunter-Gatherer Energetics and Human Obesity | Tanzania: rural (2011) | 50.9 | kg | This value refers to the body mass of a Hadza male. The Hadza are contemporary hunter-gatherers in Tanzania. |