Human caused air pollution exposure in Tanzania
Tanzania: Human caused air pollution exposure was 22.37 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Human caused air pollution exposure in Tanzania, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human caused air pollution exposure in Tanzania is 22.37, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.3% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Tanzania peaked at 22.62 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 10.96, in 1999.
That places Tanzania 48th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Human caused air pollution exposure in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 13.97 | — |
| 1999 | 10.96 | -21.5% |
| 2000 | 19.15 | +74.7% |
| 2001 | 22.62 | +18.1% |
| 2002 | 17.39 | -23.1% |
| 2003 | 19.43 | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 19.37 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 20.38 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 17.85 | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 22.36 | +25.3% |
| 2008 | 20.65 | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 19.18 | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 20.5 | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 21.83 | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 21.7 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 21.11 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 20.07 | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 21.22 | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 19.69 | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 18.04 | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 19.24 | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 19.69 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 20.41 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 19.11 | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 20.1 | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 17.99 | -10.5% |
| 2024 | 22.37 | +24.3% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 22.37 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.17, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 22.37 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.28, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human caused air pollution exposure in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +74.7% | 10.96 | 19.15 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.46 | 10.96 | 13.97 | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.84 | 17.39 | 22.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.31 | 18.04 | 21.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20 | 17.99 | 22.37 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More environment data for Tanzania
- 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 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.3402 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 27.15 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 5.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human caused air pollution exposure in Tanzania?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Tanzania was 22.37 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 22.62 in 2001.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.96 in 1999.
- How does Tanzania rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Tanzania ranks 48th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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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