Human caused air pollution exposure in Namibia
Namibia: Human caused air pollution exposure was 14.53 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
14.53
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
97th
of 240 countries
All-time high
15.5
in 2008
All-time low
10.03
in 2020
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Human caused air pollution exposure in Namibia, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 14.53 for human caused air pollution exposure in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Namibia peaked at 15.5 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10.03, in 2020.
Namibia ranks 97th 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12.83 | — |
| 1999 | 11.74 | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 12.11 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 12.47 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 12.94 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 12.2 | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 11.58 | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 14.16 | +22.3% |
| 2006 | 13.57 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 13.82 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 15.5 | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 13.35 | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 15.36 | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 14.45 | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 13.38 | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 12.09 | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 11.33 | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 11.68 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 10.94 | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 11.59 | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 11.1 | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 11.2 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 10.03 | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 11.08 | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 14.01 | +26.4% |
| 2023 | 13.62 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 14.53 | +6.7% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 14.53 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.17, 72% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 14.53 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.28, 79% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.29 | 11.74 | 12.83 | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.17 | 11.58 | 15.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.31 | 10.94 | 15.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.65 | 10.03 | 14.53 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 94 Kyrgyzstan 14.84 compare
- 95 Sierra Leone 14.74 compare
- 96 Mozambique 14.54 compare
- 98 Poland 14.29 compare
- 99 Cyprus 14.1 compare
- 100 Albania 13.99 compare
More environment data for Namibia
- 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 0.0025 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 12.29 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.319 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.979 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 46.16 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human caused air pollution exposure in Namibia?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Namibia was 14.53 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5 in 2008.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.03 in 2020.
- How does Namibia rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Namibia ranks 97th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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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