Human caused air pollution exposure in Colombia
Colombia: Human caused air pollution exposure was 13.88 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.88
Change on year
up 7.3%
World rank
102nd
of 240 countries
All-time high
15.82
in 2016
All-time low
9.12
in 1999
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Human caused air pollution exposure in Colombia, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human caused air pollution exposure in Colombia is 13.88, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Colombia peaked at 15.82 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.12, in 1999.
That places Colombia 102nd 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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10.75 | — |
| 1999 | 9.12 | -15.2% |
| 2000 | 11.95 | +31.0% |
| 2001 | 13.22 | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 12.14 | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 13.85 | +14.1% |
| 2004 | 12.04 | -13.1% |
| 2005 | 12.35 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 11.77 | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 12.65 | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 12.12 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 13.5 | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 14.75 | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 12.14 | -17.7% |
| 2012 | 13.58 | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 13.71 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 14.94 | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 13.87 | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 15.82 | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 14.57 | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 13.87 | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 14.71 | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 13.87 | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 12.31 | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 13.38 | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 12.94 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 13.88 | +7.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 13.88 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.58, 89% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 13.88 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 | 9.93 | 9.12 | 10.75 | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.56 | 11.77 | 13.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.2 | 12.14 | 15.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.28 | 12.31 | 13.88 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More environment data for Colombia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.88 % 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 0.6607 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4233 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.2774 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.267 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.59 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 32.42 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 Colombia?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Colombia was 13.88 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.82 in 2016.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.12 in 1999.
- How does Colombia rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Colombia ranks 102nd out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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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