Human caused air pollution exposure in Indonesia
Indonesia: Human caused air pollution exposure was 17.67 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
17.67
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
73rd
of 240 countries
All-time high
22.35
in 2015
All-time low
11.52
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Human caused air pollution exposure in Indonesia, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human caused air pollution exposure in Indonesia is 17.67, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Indonesia peaked at 22.35 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11.52, in 1998.
That places Indonesia 73rd 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 Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11.52 | — |
| 1999 | 11.71 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 12.29 | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 13.32 | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 17.55 | +31.8% |
| 2003 | 14.39 | -18.0% |
| 2004 | 16.81 | +16.8% |
| 2005 | 16.06 | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 20.49 | +27.6% |
| 2007 | 16.58 | -19.1% |
| 2008 | 15.16 | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 17.93 | +18.3% |
| 2010 | 15.2 | -15.2% |
| 2011 | 17.04 | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 17.42 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 15.88 | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 20.78 | +30.9% |
| 2015 | 22.35 | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 16.54 | -26.0% |
| 2017 | 14.97 | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 17.52 | +17.0% |
| 2019 | 20.94 | +19.5% |
| 2020 | 15.96 | -23.8% |
| 2021 | 16.96 | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 17.61 | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 18.55 | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 17.67 | -4.7% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 17.67 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.58, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 17.67 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.49, 3.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.62 | 11.52 | 11.71 | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.06 | 12.29 | 20.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.86 | 14.97 | 22.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.35 | 15.96 | 18.55 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More environment data for Indonesia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.5932 % 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 0.0368 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.153 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 5.52 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2000)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human caused air pollution exposure in Indonesia?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Indonesia was 17.67 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.35 in 2015.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.52 in 1998.
- How does Indonesia rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Indonesia ranks 73rd out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia 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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