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Guernsey

Country profile

Air pollution (PM2.5)
7.40
µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
190th of 241 countries

Land & Life

Red List Index

0.95 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
+0.0% since 199439th highest of 244 · 2024
00.51200020102020low 1999

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

Urban population

29.6 % living in cities · 2025
+2.0 pp since 1995212th highest of 236 · 2025
02040601960198020002020Worldlow 2000

The share of people living in towns and cities. Urbanisation shapes energy use, land use and how people experience climate change. UN World Urbanization Prospects via Our World in Data

Pollution

Air pollution (PM2.5)

7.40 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
-38% since 1998190th highest of 241 · 2024
010203020002005201020152020World

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

Water

Safely managed sanitation

87.5 % of population · 2024
+0.0 pp since 200043rd highest of 145 · 2024
05020002005201020152020World

The share of people whose toilet waste is safely treated rather than left to contaminate water and soil. WHO/UNICEF JMP 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.