Depression increases your risk of a number of diseases and other conditions by, for example, increasing levels of stress hormones such as cortisol or adrenaline. Depression can affect the immune system, making it harder for your body to fight infection. Vaccinations are even less effective in people with depression.
The total surface area of the Earth is about 7008510000000000000â 510 million km2 (197 million sq mi). Of this, 70.8%, or 7008361130000000000â 361.13 million km2 (139.43 million sq mi), is below sea level and covered by ocean water.
How much land does it take to support a human being? Boundaries of China superimposed upon those of the USA. Let's do the math again, but this time for the entire planet. The total land surface area of Earth is about 57,308,738 square miles, of which about 33% is desert and about 24% is mountainous. Subtracting this uninhabitable 57% (32,665,981 mi2) from the total land area leaves 24,642,757 square miles or 15.77 billion acres of habitable land.