Human caused air pollution exposure in Aruba
Aruba: Human caused air pollution exposure was 6.22 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.22
Change on year
up 12.7%
World rank
173rd
of 240 countries
All-time high
7.07
in 2010
All-time low
4.01
in 2000
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Human caused air pollution exposure in Aruba, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human caused air pollution exposure in Aruba is 6.22, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 12.7% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Aruba peaked at 7.07 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.01, in 2000.
Aruba ranks 173rd of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Human caused air pollution exposure in Aruba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4.52 | — |
| 1999 | 5.35 | +18.4% |
| 2000 | 4.01 | -25.0% |
| 2001 | 4.42 | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 4.23 | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 4.99 | +18.0% |
| 2004 | 4.68 | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 5.82 | +24.4% |
| 2006 | 5.01 | -13.9% |
| 2007 | 5.26 | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 5.29 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 4.76 | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 7.07 | +48.5% |
| 2011 | 5.85 | -17.3% |
| 2012 | 5.37 | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 4.86 | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 4.4 | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 4.5 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 5.54 | +23.1% |
| 2017 | 5.65 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 5.1 | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 5.75 | +12.7% |
| 2020 | 5.23 | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 4.84 | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 4.94 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 5.52 | +11.7% |
| 2024 | 6.22 | +12.7% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 6.22 is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.08, 77% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 6.22 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.09, 68% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.93 | 4.52 | 5.35 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.85 | 4.01 | 5.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.41 | 4.4 | 7.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.35 | 4.84 | 6.22 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 170 Curacao 6.69 compare
- 171 Trinidad and Tobago 6.29 compare
- 172 Guernsey 6.23 compare
- 174 Estonia 6.1 compare
- 175 French Guiana 5.92 compare
- 176 Western Sahara 5.82 compare
More environment data for Aruba
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0184 hectares per person (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2020)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -16.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.339 °C (2020)
- Temperature change 1.63 °C (2020)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 0 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 0 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 0 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human caused air pollution exposure in Aruba?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Aruba was 6.22 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 7.07 in 2010.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.01 in 2000.
- How does Aruba rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Aruba ranks 173rd out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human caused air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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