Outdoor air pollution exposure in Guernsey
Guernsey: Outdoor air pollution exposure was 7.4 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
7.4
Change on year
down 12.9%
World rank
190th
of 241 countries
All-time high
11.9
in 1998
All-time low
7.4
in 2024
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Outdoor air pollution exposure in Guernsey, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guernsey recorded 7.4 for outdoor air pollution exposure in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.9% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outdoor air pollution exposure in Guernsey peaked at 11.9 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 7.4, in 2024.
Guernsey ranks 190th of 241 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Outdoor air pollution exposure in Guernsey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11.9 | — |
| 1999 | 9.9 | -16.8% |
| 2000 | 8.9 | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 9 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 8.2 | -18.0% |
| 2005 | 8 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 8.2 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 8.9 | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 9.2 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 9.6 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 9.6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.7 | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 10 | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 10.2 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 9.3 | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 8 | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 8.8 | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 8.3 | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 8.9 | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 8.9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.6 | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 8.5 | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 8.4 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 8.5 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 7.4 | -12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.9 | 9.9 | 11.9 | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.9 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.27 | 8 | 10.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.08 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guernsey
- 187 Antigua and Barbuda 7.8 compare
- 188 Montserrat 7.6 compare
- 189 United States 7.5 compare
- 190 Ireland 7.4 compare
- 192 Puerto Rico 7.3 compare
- 193 Canada 7 compare
- 193 New Zealand 7 compare
- 193 Solomon Islands 7 compare
More environment data for Guernsey
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.483 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.96 °C (2025)
- Share global forest 0 (2025)
- Forest area km 470 (2025)
- Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation 0 (2025)
- Forest area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Change forest vs gdp 0 (2025)
- Change forest area share total 0 (2025)
- Annual change forest area 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outdoor air pollution exposure in Guernsey?
- Outdoor air pollution exposure in Guernsey was 7.4 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest outdoor air pollution exposure recorded in Guernsey?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9 in 1998.
- What is the lowest outdoor air pollution exposure recorded in Guernsey?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4 in 2024.
- How does Guernsey rank for outdoor air pollution exposure?
- Guernsey ranks 190th out of 241 countries with data for 2024.
- Is outdoor air pollution exposure rising or falling in Guernsey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guernsey 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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