Outdoor air pollution exposure in Bolivia
Bolivia: Outdoor air pollution exposure was 40.6 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
40.6
Change on year
up 36.2%
World rank
17th
of 241 countries
All-time high
40.6
in 2024
All-time low
23.6
in 2013
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Outdoor air pollution exposure in Bolivia, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 40.6 for outdoor air pollution exposure in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 36.2% on the previous year and up 64.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outdoor air pollution exposure in Bolivia peaked at 40.6 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.6, in 2013.
Bolivia ranks 17th of 241 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Outdoor air pollution exposure in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 24.1 | — |
| 1999 | 24.3 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 24.7 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 24.2 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 26.4 | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 26.2 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 30.8 | +17.6% |
| 2005 | 30.1 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 25.8 | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 31.2 | +20.9% |
| 2008 | 25.8 | -17.3% |
| 2009 | 24.2 | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 34.5 | +42.6% |
| 2011 | 26.9 | -22.0% |
| 2012 | 25.1 | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 23.6 | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 24.7 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 25.2 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 26.8 | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 26.3 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 24.4 | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 26.3 | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 28.8 | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 26.7 | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 28.6 | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 29.8 | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 40.6 | +36.2% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 40.6 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.7, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 40.6 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.75, 3.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.2 | 24.1 | 24.3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.94 | 24.2 | 31.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.38 | 23.6 | 34.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.9 | 26.7 | 40.6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More environment data for Bolivia
- 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 0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 2.62 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.2 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.09 Percentage change (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 30.33 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 11.44 % 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 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outdoor air pollution exposure in Bolivia?
- Outdoor air pollution exposure in Bolivia was 40.6 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest outdoor air pollution exposure recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.6 in 2024.
- What is the lowest outdoor air pollution exposure recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6 in 2013.
- How does Bolivia rank for outdoor air pollution exposure?
- Bolivia ranks 17th out of 241 countries with data for 2024.
- Is outdoor air pollution exposure rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia 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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