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Cocos Islands

Country profile

Air pollution (PM2.5)
4.00
µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
221st of 241 countries

Land & Life

Red List Index

0.76 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
-11% since 1994183rd highest of 244 · 2024
00.5200020102020low 2023

Tracks extinction risk across all assessed species. 1 means no species at risk; falling values mean wildlife sliding towards extinction. IUCN / SDG 15.5.1 via Our World in Data

Pollution

Air pollution (PM2.5)

4.00 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
+48% since 1998221st highest of 241 · 2024
010203020002005201020152020Worldhigh 2016

Average exposure to fine particles small enough to enter the bloodstream. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³. World Bank / van Donkelaar et al. via Our World in Data

What can one person do?

  • Fly less
    One long-haul return flight can outweigh a year of other savings. Swap one flight for a train trip or a call.
  • Eat more plants
    Shifting towards a plant-rich diet is one of the largest steady cuts a person can make, and it starts with single meals.
  • Travel without a car where you can
    Walking, cycling and public transport beat an electric car; an electric car beats petrol.
  • Use your voice
    Personal footprints matter, but system change matters more. Vote, ask your employer and bank what they are doing, and talk about it.

Based on the highest-impact personal actions identified by Wynes & Nicholas (2017) and the IPCC's AR6 report on demand-side mitigation.