Human caused air pollution exposure in Canada
Canada: Human caused air pollution exposure was 6.71 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Human caused air pollution exposure in Canada, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Canada recorded 6.71 for human caused air pollution exposure in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.6% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Canada peaked at 9.4 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.78, in 2020.
Canada ranks 169th of 240 countries on this measure, 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 Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.02 | — |
| 1999 | 8.41 | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 8.13 | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 8.23 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 8.36 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 8.62 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 8 | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 8.85 | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 7.9 | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 7.7 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 7.56 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 7.05 | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 6.39 | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 6.59 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 6.63 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 6.83 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 7.06 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 7.04 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 5.8 | -17.6% |
| 2017 | 6.57 | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 6.94 | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 6.08 | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 5.78 | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 6.95 | +20.2% |
| 2022 | 6.05 | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 9.4 | +55.4% |
| 2024 | 6.71 | -28.6% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 6.71 is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.08, 83% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human caused air pollution exposure in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +55.4% | 6.05 | 9.4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.71 | 8.41 | 9.02 | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.04 | 7.05 | 8.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.59 | 5.8 | 7.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.98 | 5.78 | 9.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More environment data for Canada
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.6856 % 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 0.4351 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 2.08 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -0.5976 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human caused air pollution exposure in Canada?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Canada was 6.71 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.78 in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Canada ranks 169th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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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