Human caused air pollution exposure in Uganda
Uganda: Human caused air pollution exposure was 36.27 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Human caused air pollution exposure in Uganda, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 36.27 for human caused air pollution exposure in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.9% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Uganda peaked at 36.69 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 17.64, in 1999.
That places Uganda 13th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Human caused air pollution exposure in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 24.42 | — |
| 1999 | 17.64 | -27.8% |
| 2000 | 31.6 | +79.1% |
| 2001 | 35.93 | +13.7% |
| 2002 | 31.15 | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 31 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 30.63 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 30.3 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 27.2 | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 32.54 | +19.6% |
| 2008 | 31 | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 28.12 | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 33.2 | +18.1% |
| 2011 | 34.02 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 35.48 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 36.69 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 33 | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 33.33 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 33.78 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 30.76 | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 31.07 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 33.45 | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 34.91 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 34.75 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 33.77 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 27.49 | -18.6% |
| 2024 | 36.27 | +31.9% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 36.27 is above the median for low income countries, which is 18.3, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 36.27 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.28, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human caused air pollution exposure in Uganda 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 | +79.1% | 17.64 | 31.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.03 | 17.64 | 24.42 | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.95 | 27.2 | 35.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.48 | 30.76 | 36.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.44 | 27.49 | 36.27 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More environment data for Uganda
- 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 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1034 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -11.7 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.255 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 26.51 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 Uganda?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Uganda was 36.27 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 36.69 in 2013.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.64 in 1999.
- How does Uganda rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Uganda ranks 13th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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