Human caused air pollution exposure in Chile
Chile: Human caused air pollution exposure was 20.1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
20.1
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
59th
of 240 countries
All-time high
21.57
in 2015
All-time low
16.05
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Human caused air pollution exposure in Chile, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human caused air pollution exposure in Chile is 20.1, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Chile peaked at 21.57 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.05, in 1998.
Chile ranks 59th of 240 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Human caused air pollution exposure in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 16.05 | — |
| 1999 | 17.51 | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 17.84 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 17.05 | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 16.76 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 16.9 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 17.49 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 16.8 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 17.39 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 18.39 | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 19.25 | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 17.84 | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 17.88 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 19.66 | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 18.42 | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 18.44 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 19.01 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 21.57 | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 21.5 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 19.1 | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 18.51 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 17.38 | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 16.28 | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 19.99 | +22.8% |
| 2022 | 20.47 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 21.06 | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 20.1 | -4.6% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 20.1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.08, 2.5× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Chile's 20.1 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.09, 2.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.78 | 16.05 | 17.51 | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.57 | 16.76 | 19.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.15 | 17.38 | 21.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.58 | 16.28 | 21.06 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More environment data for Chile
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -3.72 % 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 0.3896 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.3357 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.266 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.82 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 10.83 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human caused air pollution exposure in Chile?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Chile was 20.1 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 21.57 in 2015.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.05 in 1998.
- How does Chile rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Chile ranks 59th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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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