Human caused air pollution exposure in Uruguay
Uruguay: Human caused air pollution exposure was 9.47 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.47
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
138th
of 240 countries
All-time high
10
in 2014
All-time low
8.42
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Human caused air pollution exposure in Uruguay, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 9.47 for human caused air pollution exposure in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Uruguay peaked at 10 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.42, in 1998.
Uruguay ranks 138th of 240 countries on this measure, 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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8.42 | — |
| 1999 | 8.99 | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 9.42 | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 9.27 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 9.77 | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 9.32 | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 8.48 | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 8.64 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 9.66 | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 9.83 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 9.43 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 9.22 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 8.58 | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 8.77 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 9.59 | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 9.27 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 10 | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 9.16 | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 8.9 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 9.41 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 9.13 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 9.36 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 9.44 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 9.12 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 10 | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 9.83 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 9.47 | -3.7% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 9.47 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.08, 1.2× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 9.47 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.09, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.71 | 8.42 | 8.99 | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.3 | 8.48 | 9.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.22 | 8.58 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.57 | 9.12 | 10 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More environment data for Uruguay
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % 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 3.55 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.385 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.622 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 68.57 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 32.91 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human caused air pollution exposure in Uruguay?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Uruguay was 9.47 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2014.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.42 in 1998.
- How does Uruguay rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Uruguay ranks 138th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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