Luxembourg was the country with the highest costs per capita associated to air pollution from fossil fuel combustion worldwide as of February 2020, amounting to some 2,600 U.S. dollars. The United States and Switzerland were ranked second, both with an estimated cost of 1,900 U.S. dollars per capita. Most of these costs are associated to impacts on human health due to air pollution.
Per capita cost of air pollution from fossil fuels worldwide as of February 2020, by select country (in U.S. dollars)
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Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air. (February 1, 2020). Per capita cost of air pollution from fossil fuels worldwide as of February 2020, by select country (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098502/cost-per-capita-air-pollution-fossil-fuels-globally-by-country/
Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air. "Per capita cost of air pollution from fossil fuels worldwide as of February 2020, by select country (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098502/cost-per-capita-air-pollution-fossil-fuels-globally-by-country/
Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air. (2020). Per capita cost of air pollution from fossil fuels worldwide as of February 2020, by select country (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098502/cost-per-capita-air-pollution-fossil-fuels-globally-by-country/
Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air. "Per Capita Cost of Air Pollution from Fossil Fuels Worldwide as of February 2020, by Select Country (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098502/cost-per-capita-air-pollution-fossil-fuels-globally-by-country/
Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, Per capita cost of air pollution from fossil fuels worldwide as of February 2020, by select country (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098502/cost-per-capita-air-pollution-fossil-fuels-globally-by-country/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Per capita cost of air pollution from fossil fuels worldwide as of February 2020, by select country (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, February 1, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098502/cost-per-capita-air-pollution-fossil-fuels-globally-by-country/