Environment and climate change statistics for Latin America and the Caribbean
FDES - Sub-component 1.3: Environmental Quality
This subcomponent organizes statistics on the concentration of pollutants in the air, freshwater and marine water, and on soil pollution and noise levels. Measurements of concentrations of substances in the environmental media reflect the combined and cumulative impact of human and natural processes. This pollution impacts both the human subsystem and ecosystems.
The topics included are:
- Air quality
- Freshwater quality
- Marine water quality
- Soil pollution
- Noise
Documents and publications
Emissions Gap Report 2023: Broken Record by Publication Date: 2023
Towards a pollution-free planet: background report by Publication Date: 2017
Zero poverty, zero emissions: eradicating extreme poverty in the climate crisis by Publication Date: 2015-09
Manual on the Basic Set of Environment Statistics of the FDES 2013 - Topic 1.3.1 Air Quality: Local air quality by Publication Date: 2018 November | Version 1.0Methodology sheet of the Basic Set of Environment Statistics of the FDES
Databases
- Eurostat - Environmental statistics and accounts Este enlace se abre en una nueva ventanaEnvironmental statistics capture the state of the environment and the pressures on it, as well as the impact of human activities, and measures taken to mitigate that impact. Topics included are: air emissions; waste; water; biodiversity; and dangerous substances. |
- UNSD Environmental Indicators Este enlace se abre en una nueva ventanaUNSD disseminates global environmental statistics with indicators compiled from a wide range of data sources, on ten themes: Air and climate; biodiversity; energy and minerals; forests; governance; inland water resources; land and agriculture; marine and coastal areas; natural disasters; and waste.
Methodologies and classifications
Evolution of WHO air quality guidelines: past, present and future (2017) / Fecha de publicación: 2017
Air quality guidelines. Global update 2005. Particulate matter, ozone, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide / Fecha de publicación: 2005
System of Environmental-Economic Accounting for Water / Fecha de publicación: 2012ST/ESA/STAT/SER.F/100
