Human caused air pollution exposure in Belarus
Belarus: Human caused air pollution exposure was 11.58 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
11.58
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
121st
of 240 countries
All-time high
20.55
in 2002
All-time low
10.15
in 2022
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Human caused air pollution exposure in Belarus, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, human caused air pollution exposure in Belarus stood at 11.58.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Belarus peaked at 20.55 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 10.15, in 2022.
That places Belarus 121st out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Human caused air pollution exposure in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 17.98 | — |
| 1999 | 18.63 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 16.87 | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 16.87 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 20.55 | +21.8% |
| 2003 | 16.15 | -21.4% |
| 2004 | 16.43 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 16.82 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 16.91 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 15.6 | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 16.25 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 18.12 | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 19.57 | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 17.16 | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 15.29 | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 14.35 | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 16.03 | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 13.62 | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 11.96 | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 12.32 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 11.83 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 11.64 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 10.82 | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 11.69 | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 10.15 | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 11.36 | +11.9% |
| 2024 | 11.58 | +1.9% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 11.58 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.58, 74% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 11.58 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.25, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.3 | 17.98 | 18.63 | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.06 | 15.6 | 20.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.38 | 11.64 | 19.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.12 | 10.15 | 11.69 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More environment data for Belarus
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.2449 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.1734 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1993 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.869 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.57 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 11.25 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human caused air pollution exposure in Belarus?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Belarus was 11.58 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 20.55 in 2002.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.15 in 2022.
- How does Belarus rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Belarus ranks 121st out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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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