Abstract:According to the data of the statistical yearbooks of 19 regions in the Yellow River delta in 2010, by using footprint method, ecological footprints in these areas in 2010 have been calculated. It is showed that per capita ecological footprint of the Yellow River delta area in 2010 was 68.396hm2, and available per capita ecological capacity was 14.057hm2, and per capita ecological deficit was 54.339hm2. It shows that the human load has already stayed beyond the regional biocapacity, and the regional natural ecosystem has been in a state of overexploitation by human activities.