Human caused air pollution exposure in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Human caused air pollution exposure was 1.7 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.7
Change on year
down 15.8%
World rank
223rd
of 240 countries
All-time high
2.21
in 2015
All-time low
1.08
in 1999
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Human caused air pollution exposure in Tuvalu, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 1.7 for human caused air pollution exposure in 2024.
That represents a change of down 15.8% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Tuvalu peaked at 2.21 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.08, in 1999.
That places Tuvalu 223rd 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 Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.15 | — |
| 1999 | 1.08 | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 1.15 | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 1.31 | +13.9% |
| 2002 | 1.63 | +24.4% |
| 2003 | 1.7 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 1.46 | -14.1% |
| 2005 | 1.59 | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 1.55 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.73 | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 1.24 | -28.3% |
| 2009 | 1.63 | +31.5% |
| 2010 | 1.61 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.18 | -26.7% |
| 2012 | 1.41 | +19.5% |
| 2013 | 1.7 | +20.6% |
| 2014 | 2.18 | +28.2% |
| 2015 | 2.21 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 2.16 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 1.66 | -23.1% |
| 2018 | 2.01 | +21.1% |
| 2019 | 2.11 | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 1.73 | -18.0% |
| 2021 | 1.35 | -22.0% |
| 2022 | 1.56 | +15.6% |
| 2023 | 2.02 | +29.5% |
| 2024 | 1.7 | -15.8% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 1.7 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.58, 11% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 1.7 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.49, 31% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.11 | 1.08 | 1.15 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.5 | 1.15 | 1.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.82 | 1.18 | 2.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.67 | 1.35 | 2.02 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 220 United States Minor Outlying Islands 1.95 compare
- 221 Cocos Islands 1.81 compare
- 222 Norfolk Island 1.71 compare
- 224 Pitcairn 1.64 compare
- 225 Tonga 1.52 compare
- 226 Wallis and Futuna 1.45 compare
More environment data for Tuvalu
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.836 °C (2025)
- 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 Tuvalu?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Tuvalu was 1.7 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 2.21 in 2015.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 in 1999.
- How does Tuvalu rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Tuvalu ranks 223rd out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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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