More than eight out of ten Latin Americans believed that climate change was going to worsen poverty and inequality in their country, according to a survey conducted in November 2019. Amongt 18 countries surveyed in the region, 82 percent of respondents either agreed or strongly agreed with this statement, while less than ten percent strongly disagreed.
Public opinion on climate change worsening poverty and inequality in Latin America as of November 2019
7,232 respondents across 18 Latin American countries
Age group
18 years and older
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The original question posed was: "Por favor indique cuán de acuerdo está usted con las siguientes afirmaciones: El cambio climático empeorará la pobreza y la desigualdad en mi paÃs". ("Please indicate your level of agreement with the following affimartion: climate change will worsen poverty and inequality in my country", in a free translation from Spanish).
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PROhumana. (December 13, 2019). Public opinion on climate change worsening poverty and inequality in Latin America as of November 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1137415/public-opinion-climate-change-poverty-inequality-latin-america/
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PROhumana. (2019). Public opinion on climate change worsening poverty and inequality in Latin America as of November 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1137415/public-opinion-climate-change-poverty-inequality-latin-america/
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