Human caused air pollution exposure in Montenegro
Montenegro: Human caused air pollution exposure was 15.81 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
15.81
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
86th
of 240 countries
All-time high
20.9
in 2011
All-time low
14.27
in 2021
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Human caused air pollution exposure in Montenegro, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 15.81 for human caused air pollution exposure in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Montenegro peaked at 20.9 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 14.27, in 2021.
That places Montenegro 86th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 17.46 | — |
| 1999 | 16.16 | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 18.28 | +13.1% |
| 2001 | 17.3 | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 17.65 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 19.39 | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 16.74 | -13.7% |
| 2005 | 17.7 | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 18.37 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 18.69 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 16.03 | -14.2% |
| 2009 | 16.64 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 14.88 | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 20.9 | +40.5% |
| 2012 | 19.18 | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 17.13 | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 16.06 | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 17.96 | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 16.27 | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 17.39 | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 16.57 | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 15.76 | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 15.63 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 14.27 | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 14.28 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 15.24 | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 15.81 | +3.7% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 15.81 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.58, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 15.81 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.25, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.81 | 16.16 | 17.46 | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.68 | 16.03 | 19.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.21 | 14.88 | 20.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.05 | 14.27 | 15.81 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is human caused air pollution exposure in Montenegro?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Montenegro was 15.81 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9 in 2011.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.27 in 2021.
- How does Montenegro rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Montenegro ranks 86th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro 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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