Human caused air pollution exposure in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Human caused air pollution exposure was 16.59 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
16.59
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
81st
of 240 countries
All-time high
18.97
in 1999
All-time low
14.41
in 2018
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Human caused air pollution exposure in Azerbaijan, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human caused air pollution exposure in Azerbaijan is 16.59, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Azerbaijan peaked at 18.97 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 14.41, in 2018.
Azerbaijan ranks 81st of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Human caused air pollution exposure in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 18.94 | — |
| 1999 | 18.97 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 17.68 | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 15.92 | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 15.96 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 15.9 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 14.84 | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 16.73 | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 16.12 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 16.16 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 16.6 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 16.72 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 16.72 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15.77 | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 17.62 | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 16 | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 16.38 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 15.46 | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 15.48 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 17.12 | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 14.41 | -15.8% |
| 2019 | 16.68 | +15.8% |
| 2020 | 15.74 | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 16.87 | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 15.87 | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 16.47 | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 16.59 | +0.7% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 16.59 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.58, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 16.59 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.25, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.95 | 18.94 | 18.97 | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.26 | 14.84 | 17.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.16 | 14.41 | 17.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.31 | 15.74 | 16.87 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More environment data for Azerbaijan
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1208 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.2349 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.689 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.85 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 29.15 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human caused air pollution exposure in Azerbaijan?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Azerbaijan was 16.59 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 18.97 in 1999.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.41 in 2018.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Azerbaijan ranks 81st out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human caused air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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