Outdoor air pollution exposure in Aruba
Aruba: Outdoor air pollution exposure was 10.9 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.9
Change on year
up 9.0%
World rank
156th
of 241 countries
All-time high
11.4
in 2010
All-time low
9.1
in 2004
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Outdoor air pollution exposure in Aruba, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Aruba recorded 10.9 for outdoor air pollution exposure in 2024.
The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outdoor air pollution exposure in Aruba peaked at 11.4 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.1, in 2004.
That places Aruba 156th out of 241 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Outdoor air pollution exposure in Aruba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.7 | — |
| 1999 | 10.2 | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 9.3 | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 9.3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.5 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 9.9 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 9.1 | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 10 | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 9.6 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 10.6 | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 9.8 | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 10.1 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 11.4 | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 10.6 | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 10.5 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 9.9 | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 9.3 | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 10.6 | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 10.9 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 11 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 10.5 | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 11 | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 10.6 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 10.3 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 9.9 | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 10 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 10.9 | +9.0% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 10.9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.3, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 10.9 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.75, 79% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.95 | 9.7 | 10.2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.72 | 9.1 | 10.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.57 | 9.3 | 11.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.34 | 9.9 | 10.9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
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 outdoor air pollution exposure in Aruba?
- Outdoor air pollution exposure in Aruba was 10.9 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest outdoor air pollution exposure recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4 in 2010.
- What is the lowest outdoor air pollution exposure recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1 in 2004.
- How does Aruba rank for outdoor air pollution exposure?
- Aruba ranks 156th out of 241 countries with data for 2024.
- Is outdoor air pollution exposure rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Outdoor air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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