Human caused air pollution exposure in Zambia
Zambia: Human caused air pollution exposure was 24.37 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Human caused air pollution exposure in Zambia, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human caused air pollution exposure in Zambia is 24.37, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Zambia peaked at 24.37 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.81, in 1999.
Zambia ranks 42nd of 240 countries on this measure, 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12.85 | — |
| 1999 | 10.81 | -15.9% |
| 2000 | 17.25 | +59.6% |
| 2001 | 22.63 | +31.2% |
| 2002 | 20.43 | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 19.66 | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 19.43 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 21.76 | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 19.1 | -12.2% |
| 2007 | 21.36 | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 21.92 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 19.53 | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 21.59 | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 21.77 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 21.65 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 20.74 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 20.17 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 21.03 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 19.16 | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 18.74 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 19.43 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 19.99 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 18.43 | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 19.21 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 23.75 | +23.6% |
| 2023 | 23.29 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 24.37 | +4.6% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 24.37 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.17, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 24.37 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.28, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human caused air pollution exposure in Zambia 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 | +59.6% | 10.81 | 17.25 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.83 | 10.81 | 12.85 | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.31 | 17.25 | 22.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.43 | 18.74 | 21.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.81 | 18.43 | 24.37 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More environment data for Zambia
- 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 0.0007 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.9127 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 26.9 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 Zambia?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Zambia was 24.37 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.37 in 2024.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.81 in 1999.
- How does Zambia rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Zambia ranks 42nd out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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