Human caused air pollution exposure in Brazil
Brazil: Human caused air pollution exposure was 13.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Human caused air pollution exposure in Brazil, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, human caused air pollution exposure in Brazil stood at 13.5. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.6% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Brazil peaked at 13.5 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.39, in 1999.
That places Brazil 104th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.17 | — |
| 1999 | 8.39 | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 9.69 | +15.5% |
| 2001 | 10.21 | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 11.14 | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 11.05 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 11.17 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 11.3 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 10.78 | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 11.94 | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 11.15 | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 11.22 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 11.54 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 10.78 | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 10.86 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 10.58 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 10.45 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 11.42 | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 11.24 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 11.19 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 10.92 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 11.34 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 11.21 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 11.47 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 11.98 | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 12.1 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 13.5 | +11.6% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 13.5 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.58, 87% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 13.5 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.09, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.78 | 8.39 | 9.17 | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.96 | 9.69 | 11.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.03 | 10.45 | 11.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.05 | 11.21 | 13.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More environment data for Brazil
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.9906 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 24.91 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 Brazil?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Brazil was 13.5 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5 in 2024.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.39 in 1999.
- How does Brazil rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Brazil ranks 104th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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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