Human caused air pollution exposure in Nauru
Nauru: Human caused air pollution exposure was 1.28 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.28
Change on year
down 29.3%
World rank
229th
of 240 countries
All-time high
3.15
in 2015
All-time low
1.08
in 1999
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Human caused air pollution exposure in Nauru, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 1.28 for human caused air pollution exposure in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.3% on the previous year and down 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Nauru peaked at 3.15 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.08, in 1999.
That places Nauru 229th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Human caused air pollution exposure in Nauru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.17 | — |
| 1999 | 1.08 | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 1.09 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.29 | +18.3% |
| 2002 | 1.94 | +50.4% |
| 2003 | 1.46 | -24.7% |
| 2004 | 1.6 | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 1.4 | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 1.84 | +31.4% |
| 2007 | 1.28 | -30.4% |
| 2008 | 1.08 | -15.6% |
| 2009 | 1.7 | +57.4% |
| 2010 | 1.31 | -22.9% |
| 2011 | 1.21 | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 1.6 | +32.2% |
| 2013 | 1.66 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 2.44 | +47.0% |
| 2015 | 3.15 | +29.1% |
| 2016 | 1.83 | -41.9% |
| 2017 | 1.51 | -17.5% |
| 2018 | 1.77 | +17.2% |
| 2019 | 2.43 | +37.3% |
| 2020 | 1.48 | -39.1% |
| 2021 | 1.09 | -26.4% |
| 2022 | 1.1 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.81 | +64.5% |
| 2024 | 1.28 | -29.3% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 1.28 is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.08, 16% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 1.28 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.49, 23% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.12 | 1.08 | 1.17 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.47 | 1.08 | 1.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.89 | 1.21 | 3.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 | 1.09 | 1.81 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 226 Wallis and Futuna 1.45 compare
- 227 Palau 1.4 compare
- 228 Samoa 1.37 compare
- 229 French Polynesia 1.28 compare
- 231 American Samoa 1.21 compare
- 232 Cook Islands 1.14 compare
More environment data for Nauru
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1992)
- Standard Deviation 0.589 °C (1992)
- Temperature change -0.737 °C (1993)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human caused air pollution exposure in Nauru?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Nauru was 1.28 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 3.15 in 2015.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 in 1999.
- How does Nauru rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Nauru ranks 229th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru 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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