Our World in Data - Air PollutionResearch and data to make progress against the world’s largest problemshttps://ourworldindata.org/2026-04-21T05:03:00.000ZIndoor air pollution causes almost three million premature deaths every yearhttps://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/indoor-air-pollution-causes-over-three-million-premature-deaths-every-year2026-04-21T05:03:00.000ZHannah Ritchie ]]>Indonesia’s shift to cleaner cooking fuels has greatly improved air quality and healthhttps://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/indonesias-shift-to-cleaner-cooking-fuels-has-greatly-improved-air-quality-and-health2026-01-27T06:56:00.000ZHannah Ritchie ]]>Access to clean cooking fuels in Bangladesh is far lower than in its Asian neighborshttps://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/access-to-clean-cooking-fuels-in-bangladesh-is-far-lower-than-in-its-asian-neighbors2025-10-03T04:00:00.000ZHannah Ritchie ]]>Air pollution kills millions every year — where does it come from?https://ourworldindata.org/air-pollution-sources2025-03-31T03:00:00.000ZHannah RitchiePablo Rosado ]]>In many countries, people breathe the cleanest air in centuries. What can the rest of the world learn from this?https://ourworldindata.org/cleanest-air-lessons2025-02-17T04:00:00.000ZHannah Ritchie ]]>The world has probably passed “peak air pollution”https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/the-world-has-probably-passed-peak-air-pollution2025-01-28T04:00:00.000ZHannah Ritchie ]]>China has reduced sulphur dioxide emissions by more than two-thirds in the last 15 yearshttps://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/china-has-reduced-sulphur-dioxide-emissions-by-more-than-two-thirds-in-the-last-15-years2025-01-03T04:00:00.000ZHannah Ritchie ]]>Death rates from outdoor air pollution tend to be highest across middle-income countrieshttps://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/death-rates-from-outdoor-air-pollution-tend-to-be-highest-across-middle-income-countries2024-08-06T05:00:00.000ZEdouard Mathieu ]]>Sulfur dioxide emissions from shipping dropped sharply with the introduction of new rules in 2020https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/sulfur-dioxide-emissions-from-shipping-dropped-sharply-with-the-introduction-of-new-rules-in-20202024-05-10T07:38:27.000ZHannah Ritchie ]]>Indoor Air Pollutionhttps://ourworldindata.org/indoor-air-pollution2022-01-01T15:34:00.000ZHannah RitchieMax Roser ]]>Outdoor Air Pollutionhttps://ourworldindata.org/outdoor-air-pollution2022-01-01T15:30:00.000ZHannah RitchieMax Roser ]]>The ‘Energy Ladder’: What energy sources do people on different incomes rely on?https://ourworldindata.org/energy-ladder2021-12-01T08:42:57.000ZMax Roser ]]>Data review: how many people die from air pollution?https://ourworldindata.org/data-review-air-pollution-deaths2021-11-25T10:30:00.000ZMax Roser ]]>Energy poverty and indoor air pollution: a problem as old as humanity that we can end within our lifetimehttps://ourworldindata.org/energy-poverty-air-pollution2021-07-05T09:00:00.000ZMax Roser ]]>Air Pollutionhttps://ourworldindata.org/air-pollution2021-01-01T22:59:00.000ZHannah RitchieMax Roser ]]>What the history of London’s air pollution can tell us about the future of today’s growing megacitieshttps://ourworldindata.org/london-air-pollution2017-06-20T08:51:42.000ZHannah Ritchie ]]>Air pollution: does it get worse before it gets better?https://ourworldindata.org/air-pollution-does-it-get-worse-before-it-gets-better2017-04-14T09:00:43.000ZHannah Ritchie ]]>