Human caused air pollution exposure in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Human caused air pollution exposure was 18.9 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
18.9
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
66th
of 240 countries
All-time high
18.9
in 2024
All-time low
10.74
in 1999
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Human caused air pollution exposure in Zimbabwe, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 18.9 for human caused air pollution exposure in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Zimbabwe peaked at 18.9 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.74, in 1999.
Zimbabwe ranks 66th 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 14.77 | — |
| 1999 | 10.74 | -27.3% |
| 2000 | 13.81 | +28.6% |
| 2001 | 18.56 | +34.4% |
| 2002 | 16.13 | -13.1% |
| 2003 | 16.53 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 15.01 | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 18.03 | +20.1% |
| 2006 | 15.64 | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 18.06 | +15.5% |
| 2008 | 17.75 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 15.24 | -14.1% |
| 2010 | 16.95 | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 15.34 | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 16.87 | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 16.04 | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 15.16 | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 16.66 | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 14.87 | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 14.59 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 16.11 | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 15.33 | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 13.34 | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 14.65 | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 17.27 | +17.9% |
| 2023 | 18.45 | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 18.9 | +2.4% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 18.9 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.17, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 18.9 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.28, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.75 | 10.74 | 14.77 | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.48 | 13.81 | 18.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.79 | 14.59 | 16.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.52 | 13.34 | 18.9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 63 North Macedonia 19.42 compare
- 64 Bulgaria 19.14 compare
- 65 Turkmenistan 19.03 compare
- 67 Philippines 18.36 compare
- 68 Georgia 18.32 compare
- 69 Ethiopia 18.3 compare
More environment data for Zimbabwe
- 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 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.7138 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.06 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 31.28 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 Zimbabwe?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Zimbabwe was 18.9 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9 in 2024.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.74 in 1999.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Zimbabwe ranks 66th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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