Human caused air pollution exposure in Eritrea
Eritrea: Human caused air pollution exposure was 17.92 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
17.92
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
71st
of 240 countries
All-time high
21.16
in 2017
All-time low
14.18
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Human caused air pollution exposure in Eritrea, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 17.92 for human caused air pollution exposure in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Eritrea peaked at 21.16 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 14.18, in 1998.
Eritrea ranks 71st of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Human caused air pollution exposure in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 14.18 | — |
| 1999 | 14.74 | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 17.28 | +17.2% |
| 2001 | 17.35 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 17.96 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 19 | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 16.22 | -14.6% |
| 2005 | 17.86 | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 17.53 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 17.81 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 17.94 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 18.17 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 18.71 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 21.01 | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 19.14 | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 18.24 | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 18.23 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 18.99 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 18.57 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 21.16 | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 19.06 | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 18.18 | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 17.12 | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 18.01 | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 18.7 | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 17.06 | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 17.92 | +5.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 17.92 is below the median for low income countries, which is 18.3, 98% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 17.92 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.28, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.46 | 14.18 | 14.74 | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.71 | 16.22 | 19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.13 | 18.18 | 21.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.76 | 17.06 | 18.7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More environment data for Eritrea
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0033 hectares per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 1.91 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 57.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.531 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 0.012 °C (2023)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 57.12 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6471 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human caused air pollution exposure in Eritrea?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Eritrea was 17.92 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 21.16 in 2017.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.18 in 1998.
- How does Eritrea rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Eritrea ranks 71st out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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