Opinion on top environmental issues in Latin America by country 2020

On average, deforestation was considered one of the most important environmental issues faced by Latin American countries, according to a survey conducted in 2020. When asked about the top three environmental issues faced by their country, more than half of Brazilians and 48 percent of Colombians picked deforestation. Meanwhile, 45 and 43 percent of Colombians and Mexicans, respectively, included air pollution on their top lists, whereas Peruvians and Argentinians were the most concerned with water pollution.

Perceptions on the main environmental issues in selected countries in Latin America in 2020

Characteristic	Deforestation	Water pollution	Air pollution	Global warming/climate change
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Release date

April 2020

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Region

LAC

Survey time period

February 21 to March 6, 2020

Number of respondents

20,590 respondents across 29 countries*

Age group

16-74 years

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

* The source does not specify the number of respondents in each country.
The source states that: "Where results do not sum to 100, this may be due to computer rounding, multiple responses or the exclusion of don't knows or not stated responses".

The original question posed was: "In your view, what are the three most important environmental issues facing [COUNTRY] today? That is, the top environmental issues you feel should receive the greatest attention from your local leaders?". Wording used in this statistic may slightly differ from the original.
For specific countries, other environmental issues may have ranked higher than the ones displayed. This statistic considers the highest overall averages within the region.

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