Indigenous groups in which pollution impacts have been most extensively documenteda
| Rank | Group | Geographic area | Documented evidence | ||
| Number of studies | % of total | Cumulative % | |||
| 1 | Inuit | Canada, Greenland, USA | 31 | 8.18% | 8.18% |
| 2 | Cree | Canada, USA | 23 | 6.07% | 14.25% |
| 3 | Ojibwe | Canada, USA | 21 | 5.54% | 19.79% |
| 4 | Dene | Canada | 20 | 5.28% | 25.07% |
| 5 | Métis | Canada, USA | 15 | 3.96% | 29.02% |
| 6 | Mohawk | Canada, USA | 13 | 3.43% | 32.45% |
| 7 | Achuar | Ecuador, Peru | 10 | 2.64% | 35.09% |
| 8 | Ogoni | Nigeria | 10 | 2.64% | 37.73% |
| 9 | Quechua | Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru | 9 | 2.37% | 40.11% |
| 10 | Dayak | Indonesia, Malaysia | 8 | 2.11% | 42.22% |
| 11 | Saami | Finland, Norway, Rusasia, Sweden | 7 | 1.85% | 44.06% |
| 12 | Maya | Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico | 7 | 1.85% | 45.91% |
| 13 | Navajo | USA | 7 | 1.85% | 47.76% |
| 14 | Kichwa | Colombia, Ecuador, Peru | 6 | 1.58% | 49.34% |
| 15 | Aymara | Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru | 5 | 1.32% | 50.66% |
| 16 | Mapuche | Argentina, Chile | 4 | 1.06% | 51.72% |
| 17 | Sioux | Canada, USA | 4 | 1.06% | 52.77% |
| 18 | Urarina | Peru | 4 | 1.06% | 53.83% |
| 19 | Yupik | Russia, USA | 4 | 1.06% | 54.88% |
| 20 | Wayuu | Colombia, Venezuela | 4 | 1.06% | 55.94% |
| Rank | Group | Geographic area | Documented evidence | ||
| Number of studies | % of total | Cumulative % | |||
| 1 | Inuit | Canada, Greenland, USA | 31 | 8.18% | 8.18% |
| 2 | Cree | Canada, USA | 23 | 6.07% | 14.25% |
| 3 | Ojibwe | Canada, USA | 21 | 5.54% | 19.79% |
| 4 | Dene | Canada | 20 | 5.28% | 25.07% |
| 5 | Métis | Canada, USA | 15 | 3.96% | 29.02% |
| 6 | Mohawk | Canada, USA | 13 | 3.43% | 32.45% |
| 7 | Achuar | Ecuador, Peru | 10 | 2.64% | 35.09% |
| 8 | Ogoni | Nigeria | 10 | 2.64% | 37.73% |
| 9 | Quechua | Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru | 9 | 2.37% | 40.11% |
| 10 | Dayak | Indonesia, Malaysia | 8 | 2.11% | 42.22% |
| 11 | Saami | Finland, Norway, Rusasia, Sweden | 7 | 1.85% | 44.06% |
| 12 | Maya | Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico | 7 | 1.85% | 45.91% |
| 13 | Navajo | USA | 7 | 1.85% | 47.76% |
| 14 | Kichwa | Colombia, Ecuador, Peru | 6 | 1.58% | 49.34% |
| 15 | Aymara | Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru | 5 | 1.32% | 50.66% |
| 16 | Mapuche | Argentina, Chile | 4 | 1.06% | 51.72% |
| 17 | Sioux | Canada, USA | 4 | 1.06% | 52.77% |
| 18 | Urarina | Peru | 4 | 1.06% | 53.83% |
| 19 | Yupik | Russia, USA | 4 | 1.06% | 54.88% |
| 20 | Wayuu | Colombia, Venezuela | 4 | 1.06% | 55.94% |
Both percentages refer to the total number of studies identified in the literature review.
Indigenous groups in which pollution impacts have been most extensively documenteda
| Rank | Group | Geographic area | Documented evidence | ||
| Number of studies | % of total | Cumulative % | |||
| 1 | Inuit | Canada, Greenland, USA | 31 | 8.18% | 8.18% |
| 2 | Cree | Canada, USA | 23 | 6.07% | 14.25% |
| 3 | Ojibwe | Canada, USA | 21 | 5.54% | 19.79% |
| 4 | Dene | Canada | 20 | 5.28% | 25.07% |
| 5 | Métis | Canada, USA | 15 | 3.96% | 29.02% |
| 6 | Mohawk | Canada, USA | 13 | 3.43% | 32.45% |
| 7 | Achuar | Ecuador, Peru | 10 | 2.64% | 35.09% |
| 8 | Ogoni | Nigeria | 10 | 2.64% | 37.73% |
| 9 | Quechua | Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru | 9 | 2.37% | 40.11% |
| 10 | Dayak | Indonesia, Malaysia | 8 | 2.11% | 42.22% |
| 11 | Saami | Finland, Norway, Rusasia, Sweden | 7 | 1.85% | 44.06% |
| 12 | Maya | Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico | 7 | 1.85% | 45.91% |
| 13 | Navajo | USA | 7 | 1.85% | 47.76% |
| 14 | Kichwa | Colombia, Ecuador, Peru | 6 | 1.58% | 49.34% |
| 15 | Aymara | Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru | 5 | 1.32% | 50.66% |
| 16 | Mapuche | Argentina, Chile | 4 | 1.06% | 51.72% |
| 17 | Sioux | Canada, USA | 4 | 1.06% | 52.77% |
| 18 | Urarina | Peru | 4 | 1.06% | 53.83% |
| 19 | Yupik | Russia, USA | 4 | 1.06% | 54.88% |
| 20 | Wayuu | Colombia, Venezuela | 4 | 1.06% | 55.94% |
| Rank | Group | Geographic area | Documented evidence | ||
| Number of studies | % of total | Cumulative % | |||
| 1 | Inuit | Canada, Greenland, USA | 31 | 8.18% | 8.18% |
| 2 | Cree | Canada, USA | 23 | 6.07% | 14.25% |
| 3 | Ojibwe | Canada, USA | 21 | 5.54% | 19.79% |
| 4 | Dene | Canada | 20 | 5.28% | 25.07% |
| 5 | Métis | Canada, USA | 15 | 3.96% | 29.02% |
| 6 | Mohawk | Canada, USA | 13 | 3.43% | 32.45% |
| 7 | Achuar | Ecuador, Peru | 10 | 2.64% | 35.09% |
| 8 | Ogoni | Nigeria | 10 | 2.64% | 37.73% |
| 9 | Quechua | Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru | 9 | 2.37% | 40.11% |
| 10 | Dayak | Indonesia, Malaysia | 8 | 2.11% | 42.22% |
| 11 | Saami | Finland, Norway, Rusasia, Sweden | 7 | 1.85% | 44.06% |
| 12 | Maya | Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico | 7 | 1.85% | 45.91% |
| 13 | Navajo | USA | 7 | 1.85% | 47.76% |
| 14 | Kichwa | Colombia, Ecuador, Peru | 6 | 1.58% | 49.34% |
| 15 | Aymara | Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru | 5 | 1.32% | 50.66% |
| 16 | Mapuche | Argentina, Chile | 4 | 1.06% | 51.72% |
| 17 | Sioux | Canada, USA | 4 | 1.06% | 52.77% |
| 18 | Urarina | Peru | 4 | 1.06% | 53.83% |
| 19 | Yupik | Russia, USA | 4 | 1.06% | 54.88% |
| 20 | Wayuu | Colombia, Venezuela | 4 | 1.06% | 55.94% |
Both percentages refer to the total number of studies identified in the literature review.
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