Long run air pollution in Aruba
Aruba: Long run air pollution was 8,525 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
8,525
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
180th
of 220 countries
All-time high
8,569
in 2012
All-time low
0.1051
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Long run air pollution in Aruba, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Aruba recorded 8,525 for long run air pollution in 2022.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long run air pollution in Aruba peaked at 8,569 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1051, in 1750.
That places Aruba 180th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Long run air pollution in Aruba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 0.1051 | — |
| 1751 | 0.1058 | +0.6% |
| 1752 | 0.1065 | +0.6% |
| 1753 | 0.1072 | +0.6% |
| 1754 | 0.1078 | +0.6% |
| 1755 | 0.1085 | +0.6% |
| 1756 | 0.1092 | +0.6% |
| 1757 | 0.1098 | +0.6% |
| 1758 | 0.1105 | +0.6% |
| 1759 | 0.1112 | +0.6% |
| 1760 | 0.1118 | +0.6% |
| 1761 | 0.1125 | +0.6% |
| 1762 | 0.1132 | +0.6% |
| 1763 | 0.1139 | +0.6% |
| 1764 | 0.1146 | +0.6% |
| 1765 | 0.1153 | +0.6% |
| 1766 | 0.116 | +0.6% |
| 1767 | 0.1166 | +0.6% |
| 1768 | 0.1173 | +0.6% |
| 1769 | 0.118 | +0.6% |
| 1770 | 0.1186 | +0.6% |
| 1771 | 0.1194 | +0.6% |
| 1772 | 0.1201 | +0.6% |
| 1773 | 0.1208 | +0.6% |
| 1774 | 0.1215 | +0.6% |
| 1775 | 0.1222 | +0.6% |
| 1776 | 0.1229 | +0.6% |
| 1777 | 0.1236 | +0.6% |
| 1778 | 0.1243 | +0.6% |
| 1779 | 0.1249 | +0.5% |
| 1780 | 0.1256 | +0.5% |
| 1781 | 0.1263 | +0.6% |
| 1782 | 0.1271 | +0.6% |
| 1783 | 0.1278 | +0.6% |
| 1784 | 0.1285 | +0.6% |
| 1785 | 0.1292 | +0.5% |
| 1786 | 0.1299 | +0.5% |
| 1787 | 0.1306 | +0.5% |
| 1788 | 0.1313 | +0.5% |
| 1789 | 0.132 | +0.5% |
| 1790 | 0.1326 | +0.5% |
| 1791 | 0.1334 | +0.5% |
| 1792 | 0.1341 | +0.5% |
| 1793 | 0.1348 | +0.5% |
| 1794 | 0.1355 | +0.5% |
| 1795 | 0.1362 | +0.5% |
| 1796 | 0.1369 | +0.5% |
| 1797 | 0.1376 | +0.5% |
| 1798 | 0.1383 | +0.5% |
| 1799 | 0.139 | +0.5% |
| 1800 | 0.1396 | +0.5% |
| 1801 | 0.1397 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.1397 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.1398 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.1398 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.1398 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.1398 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.1399 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.1399 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.1399 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.1399 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.1399 | -0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.1399 | -0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.1399 | -0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.1398 | -0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.1398 | -0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.1398 | -0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.1398 | -0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.1397 | -0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.1397 | -0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.1396 | -0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.1396 | -0.1% |
| 1822 | 0.1395 | -0.1% |
| 1823 | 0.1394 | -0.1% |
| 1824 | 0.1393 | -0.1% |
| 1825 | 0.1392 | -0.1% |
| 1826 | 0.1391 | -0.1% |
| 1827 | 0.139 | -0.1% |
| 1828 | 0.1389 | -0.1% |
| 1829 | 0.1388 | -0.1% |
| 1830 | 0.1387 | -0.1% |
| 1831 | 0.1385 | -0.1% |
| 1832 | 0.1384 | -0.1% |
| 1833 | 0.1382 | -0.1% |
| 1834 | 0.138 | -0.1% |
| 1835 | 0.1379 | -0.1% |
| 1836 | 0.1377 | -0.1% |
| 1837 | 0.1375 | -0.1% |
| 1838 | 0.1373 | -0.1% |
| 1839 | 0.1371 | -0.1% |
| 1840 | 0.137 | -0.1% |
| 1841 | 0.1382 | +0.9% |
| 1842 | 0.1394 | +0.9% |
| 1843 | 0.1405 | +0.8% |
| 1844 | 0.1417 | +0.8% |
| 1845 | 0.1428 | +0.8% |
| 1846 | 0.1439 | +0.8% |
| 1847 | 0.145 | +0.8% |
| 1848 | 0.1461 | +0.7% |
| 1849 | 0.1471 | +0.7% |
| 1850 | 0.1482 | +0.7% |
| 1851 | 0.1462 | -1.3% |
| 1852 | 0.1452 | -0.7% |
| 1853 | 0.1469 | +1.2% |
| 1854 | 0.1485 | +1.1% |
| 1855 | 0.1502 | +1.1% |
| 1856 | 0.156 | +3.9% |
| 1857 | 0.1621 | +3.9% |
| 1858 | 0.1683 | +3.8% |
| 1859 | 0.1747 | +3.8% |
| 1860 | 0.1813 | +3.8% |
| 1861 | 0.1941 | +7.1% |
| 1862 | 0.2068 | +6.5% |
| 1863 | 0.2197 | +6.2% |
| 1864 | 0.2327 | +5.9% |
| 1865 | 0.2424 | +4.2% |
| 1866 | 0.252 | +4.0% |
| 1867 | 0.2615 | +3.8% |
| 1868 | 0.2708 | +3.6% |
| 1869 | 0.2783 | +2.7% |
| 1870 | 0.2855 | +2.6% |
| 1871 | 0.2899 | +1.5% |
| 1872 | 0.2933 | +1.2% |
| 1873 | 0.2968 | +1.2% |
| 1874 | 0.3002 | +1.1% |
| 1875 | 0.3029 | +0.9% |
| 1876 | 0.3055 | +0.9% |
| 1877 | 0.3081 | +0.9% |
| 1878 | 0.31 | +0.6% |
| 1879 | 0.3117 | +0.6% |
| 1880 | 0.3135 | +0.6% |
| 1881 | 0.3181 | +1.5% |
| 1882 | 0.3298 | +3.7% |
| 1883 | 0.338 | +2.5% |
| 1884 | 0.342 | +1.2% |
| 1885 | 0.344 | +0.6% |
| 1886 | 0.3459 | +0.5% |
| 1887 | 0.3499 | +1.2% |
| 1888 | 0.3526 | +0.8% |
| 1889 | 0.3569 | +1.2% |
| 1890 | 0.3717 | +4.1% |
| 1891 | 0.3665 | -1.4% |
| 1892 | 0.3635 | -0.8% |
| 1893 | 0.3616 | -0.5% |
| 1894 | 0.3591 | -0.7% |
| 1895 | 0.3559 | -0.9% |
| 1896 | 0.3527 | -0.9% |
| 1897 | 0.3494 | -0.9% |
| 1898 | 0.3465 | -0.8% |
| 1899 | 0.344 | -0.7% |
| 1900 | 0.3304 | -3.9% |
| 1901 | 0.4201 | +27.2% |
| 1902 | 0.5096 | +21.3% |
| 1903 | 0.5974 | +17.2% |
| 1904 | 0.6853 | +14.7% |
| 1905 | 0.7723 | +12.7% |
| 1906 | 0.8584 | +11.1% |
| 1907 | 0.9435 | +9.9% |
| 1908 | 1.03 | +8.9% |
| 1909 | 1.11 | +8.1% |
| 1910 | 1.19 | +7.4% |
| 1911 | 1.36 | +13.8% |
| 1912 | 1.53 | +12.8% |
| 1913 | 1.71 | +12.1% |
| 1914 | 1.9 | +10.7% |
| 1915 | 2.09 | +10.0% |
| 1916 | 2.29 | +9.5% |
| 1917 | 2.49 | +9.0% |
| 1918 | 2.71 | +8.6% |
| 1919 | 2.93 | +8.1% |
| 1920 | 3.16 | +7.8% |
| 1921 | 3.68 | +16.5% |
| 1922 | 4.28 | +16.3% |
| 1923 | 4.89 | +14.3% |
| 1924 | 5.52 | +12.9% |
| 1925 | 6.18 | +12.0% |
| 1926 | 6.93 | +12.1% |
| 1927 | 7.7 | +11.0% |
| 1928 | 8.53 | +10.8% |
| 1929 | 9.39 | +10.1% |
| 1930 | 10.32 | +10.0% |
| 1931 | 11.01 | +6.6% |
| 1932 | 11.64 | +5.8% |
| 1933 | 12.29 | +5.5% |
| 1934 | 12.9 | +5.0% |
| 1935 | 13.51 | +4.8% |
| 1936 | 14.16 | +4.8% |
| 1937 | 14.98 | +5.8% |
| 1938 | 15.89 | +6.1% |
| 1939 | 16.9 | +6.3% |
| 1940 | 17.84 | +5.6% |
| 1941 | 18.37 | +3.0% |
| 1942 | 18.96 | +3.2% |
| 1943 | 19.22 | +1.4% |
| 1944 | 19.64 | +2.2% |
| 1945 | 20.03 | +1.9% |
| 1946 | 20.68 | +3.3% |
| 1947 | 21.29 | +3.0% |
| 1948 | 21.83 | +2.5% |
| 1949 | 22.37 | +2.5% |
| 1950 | 79.51 | +255.4% |
| 1951 | 136.66 | +71.9% |
| 1952 | 192.24 | +40.7% |
| 1953 | 217.34 | +13.1% |
| 1954 | 415.12 | +91.0% |
| 1955 | 349.74 | -15.8% |
| 1956 | 448.8 | +28.3% |
| 1957 | 317.21 | -29.3% |
| 1958 | 282.68 | -10.9% |
| 1959 | 357.25 | +26.4% |
| 1960 | 309.41 | -13.4% |
| 1961 | 318.51 | +2.9% |
| 1962 | 344.87 | +8.3% |
| 1963 | 327.88 | -4.9% |
| 1964 | 315.68 | -3.7% |
| 1965 | 282.76 | -10.4% |
| 1966 | 263.44 | -6.8% |
| 1967 | 312.65 | +18.7% |
| 1968 | 289.29 | -7.5% |
| 1969 | 361.03 | +24.8% |
| 1970 | 391.19 | +8.4% |
| 1971 | 375 | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 302.05 | -19.5% |
| 1973 | 311.7 | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 284.5 | -8.7% |
| 1975 | 247.96 | -12.8% |
| 1976 | 489.45 | +97.4% |
| 1977 | 269.33 | -45.0% |
| 1978 | 274.88 | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 279.8 | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 326.3 | +16.6% |
| 1981 | 352.02 | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 405 | +15.1% |
| 1983 | 236.5 | -41.6% |
| 1984 | 551.61 | +133.2% |
| 1985 | 624.03 | +13.1% |
| 1986 | 162.25 | -74.0% |
| 1987 | 333.32 | +105.4% |
| 1988 | 447.17 | +34.2% |
| 1989 | 488.42 | +9.2% |
| 1990 | 2,916 | +497.0% |
| 1991 | 3,196 | +9.6% |
| 1992 | 2,836 | -11.3% |
| 1993 | 3,015 | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 3,282 | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 3,630 | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 2,543 | -29.9% |
| 1997 | 4,175 | +64.2% |
| 1998 | 5,651 | +35.4% |
| 1999 | 5,576 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 6,111 | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 6,459 | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 6,102 | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 7,041 | +15.4% |
| 2004 | 7,376 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 7,621 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 7,019 | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 6,922 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 6,575 | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 7,320 | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 7,207 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 5,856 | -18.7% |
| 2012 | 8,569 | +46.3% |
| 2013 | 8,373 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 8,254 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 8,306 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 8,291 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 8,432 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 8,463 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 8,567 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 7,738 | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 8,240 | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 8,525 | +3.5% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 8,525 is below the median for high income countries, which is 90,409, 9% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 8,525 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54,155, 16% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long run air pollution in Aruba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +497.0% | 488.42 | 2,916 |
| 1950 | +255.4% | 22.37 | 79.51 |
| 1984 | +133.2% | 236.5 | 551.61 |
| 1987 | +105.4% | 162.25 | 333.32 |
| 1976 | +97.4% | 247.96 | 489.45 |
| 1954 | +91.0% | 217.34 | 415.12 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0.1082 | 0.1051 | 0.1112 | 10 |
| 1760s | 0.1149 | 0.1118 | 0.118 | 10 |
| 1770s | 0.1218 | 0.1186 | 0.1249 | 10 |
| 1780s | 0.1288 | 0.1256 | 0.132 | 10 |
| 1790s | 0.1358 | 0.1326 | 0.139 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.1398 | 0.1396 | 0.1399 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.1398 | 0.1397 | 0.1399 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.1392 | 0.1388 | 0.1396 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.1379 | 0.1371 | 0.1387 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.1422 | 0.137 | 0.1471 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.1546 | 0.1452 | 0.1747 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.234 | 0.1813 | 0.2783 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3004 | 0.2855 | 0.3117 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3391 | 0.3135 | 0.3569 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3571 | 0.344 | 0.3717 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.7255 | 0.3304 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.02 | 1.19 | 2.93 | 10 |
| 1920s | 6.02 | 3.16 | 9.39 | 10 |
| 1930s | 13.36 | 10.32 | 16.9 | 10 |
| 1940s | 20.02 | 17.84 | 22.37 | 10 |
| 1950s | 279.66 | 79.51 | 448.8 | 10 |
| 1960s | 312.55 | 263.44 | 361.03 | 10 |
| 1970s | 322.59 | 247.96 | 489.45 | 10 |
| 1980s | 392.66 | 162.25 | 624.03 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,682 | 2,543 | 5,651 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,854 | 6,102 | 7,621 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,032 | 5,856 | 8,569 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,168 | 7,738 | 8,525 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 177 Gambia 9,139 compare
- 178 Guinea-Bissau 9,086 compare
- 179 Bermuda 8,715 compare
- 181 French Guiana 8,094 compare
- 182 French Polynesia 7,923 compare
- 183 Antigua and Barbuda 7,620 compare
More environment data for Aruba
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0184 hectares per person (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2020)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -16.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.339 °C (2020)
- Temperature change 1.63 °C (2020)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 0 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 0 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 0 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long run air pollution in Aruba?
- Long run air pollution in Aruba was 8,525 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long run air pollution recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 8,569 in 2012.
- What is the lowest long run air pollution recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1051 in 1750.
- How does Aruba rank for long run air pollution?
- Aruba ranks 180th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is long run air pollution rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Long run air pollution. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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