Long run air pollution in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Long run air pollution was 107,837 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
107,837
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
92nd
of 220 countries
All-time high
210,590
in 1990
All-time low
193.9
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Long run air pollution in Azerbaijan, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, long run air pollution in Azerbaijan stood at 107,837.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long run air pollution in Azerbaijan peaked at 210,590 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 193.9, in 1750.
Azerbaijan ranks 92nd of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Long run air pollution in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 193.9 | — |
| 1751 | 194.62 | +0.4% |
| 1752 | 195.34 | +0.4% |
| 1753 | 196.06 | +0.4% |
| 1754 | 196.78 | +0.4% |
| 1755 | 197.49 | +0.4% |
| 1756 | 198.21 | +0.4% |
| 1757 | 198.93 | +0.4% |
| 1758 | 199.65 | +0.4% |
| 1759 | 200.37 | +0.4% |
| 1760 | 201.09 | +0.4% |
| 1761 | 201.83 | +0.4% |
| 1762 | 202.57 | +0.4% |
| 1763 | 203.32 | +0.4% |
| 1764 | 204.06 | +0.4% |
| 1765 | 204.81 | +0.4% |
| 1766 | 205.55 | +0.4% |
| 1767 | 206.3 | +0.4% |
| 1768 | 207.04 | +0.4% |
| 1769 | 207.79 | +0.4% |
| 1770 | 208.53 | +0.4% |
| 1771 | 209.3 | +0.4% |
| 1772 | 210.07 | +0.4% |
| 1773 | 210.84 | +0.4% |
| 1774 | 211.62 | +0.4% |
| 1775 | 212.39 | +0.4% |
| 1776 | 213.16 | +0.4% |
| 1777 | 213.93 | +0.4% |
| 1778 | 214.7 | +0.4% |
| 1779 | 215.47 | +0.4% |
| 1780 | 216.24 | +0.4% |
| 1781 | 217.03 | +0.4% |
| 1782 | 217.82 | +0.4% |
| 1783 | 218.61 | +0.4% |
| 1784 | 219.4 | +0.4% |
| 1785 | 220.19 | +0.4% |
| 1786 | 220.99 | +0.4% |
| 1787 | 221.78 | +0.4% |
| 1788 | 222.57 | +0.4% |
| 1789 | 223.36 | +0.4% |
| 1790 | 224.15 | +0.4% |
| 1791 | 224.97 | +0.4% |
| 1792 | 225.78 | +0.4% |
| 1793 | 226.6 | +0.4% |
| 1794 | 227.42 | +0.4% |
| 1795 | 228.23 | +0.4% |
| 1796 | 229.05 | +0.4% |
| 1797 | 229.87 | +0.4% |
| 1798 | 230.68 | +0.4% |
| 1799 | 231.5 | +0.4% |
| 1800 | 232.32 | +0.4% |
| 1801 | 233.85 | +0.7% |
| 1802 | 235.38 | +0.7% |
| 1803 | 236.92 | +0.7% |
| 1804 | 238.47 | +0.7% |
| 1805 | 240.02 | +0.6% |
| 1806 | 241.57 | +0.6% |
| 1807 | 243.12 | +0.6% |
| 1808 | 244.68 | +0.6% |
| 1809 | 246.25 | +0.6% |
| 1810 | 247.83 | +0.6% |
| 1811 | 248.83 | +0.4% |
| 1812 | 249.83 | +0.4% |
| 1813 | 250.84 | +0.4% |
| 1814 | 251.85 | +0.4% |
| 1815 | 252.85 | +0.4% |
| 1816 | 253.85 | +0.4% |
| 1817 | 254.87 | +0.4% |
| 1818 | 255.88 | +0.4% |
| 1819 | 256.9 | +0.4% |
| 1820 | 257.92 | +0.4% |
| 1821 | 258.93 | +0.4% |
| 1822 | 259.95 | +0.4% |
| 1823 | 260.98 | +0.4% |
| 1824 | 262 | +0.4% |
| 1825 | 263.02 | +0.4% |
| 1826 | 264.04 | +0.4% |
| 1827 | 265.07 | +0.4% |
| 1828 | 266.1 | +0.4% |
| 1829 | 267.13 | +0.4% |
| 1830 | 268.17 | +0.4% |
| 1831 | 269.2 | +0.4% |
| 1832 | 270.23 | +0.4% |
| 1833 | 271.27 | +0.4% |
| 1834 | 272.31 | +0.4% |
| 1835 | 273.35 | +0.4% |
| 1836 | 274.38 | +0.4% |
| 1837 | 275.42 | +0.4% |
| 1838 | 276.46 | +0.4% |
| 1839 | 277.51 | +0.4% |
| 1840 | 278.56 | +0.4% |
| 1841 | 279.61 | +0.4% |
| 1842 | 280.65 | +0.4% |
| 1843 | 281.7 | +0.4% |
| 1844 | 282.75 | +0.4% |
| 1845 | 283.8 | +0.4% |
| 1846 | 284.85 | +0.4% |
| 1847 | 285.91 | +0.4% |
| 1848 | 286.97 | +0.4% |
| 1849 | 288.03 | +0.4% |
| 1850 | 289.11 | +0.4% |
| 1851 | 290.6 | +0.5% |
| 1852 | 292.12 | +0.5% |
| 1853 | 293.64 | +0.5% |
| 1854 | 295.18 | +0.5% |
| 1855 | 296.77 | +0.5% |
| 1856 | 298.25 | +0.5% |
| 1857 | 299.81 | +0.5% |
| 1858 | 301.45 | +0.6% |
| 1859 | 304.33 | +1.0% |
| 1860 | 308.04 | +1.2% |
| 1861 | 313.85 | +1.9% |
| 1862 | 319.71 | +1.9% |
| 1863 | 326.2 | +2.0% |
| 1864 | 332.8 | +2.0% |
| 1865 | 341.94 | +2.7% |
| 1866 | 351.88 | +2.9% |
| 1867 | 362.76 | +3.1% |
| 1868 | 370.54 | +2.1% |
| 1869 | 375.79 | +1.4% |
| 1870 | 381.21 | +1.4% |
| 1871 | 386.07 | +1.3% |
| 1872 | 392.2 | +1.6% |
| 1873 | 403.8 | +3.0% |
| 1874 | 415.82 | +3.0% |
| 1875 | 431.57 | +3.8% |
| 1876 | 454.26 | +5.3% |
| 1877 | 478.02 | +5.2% |
| 1878 | 496.26 | +3.8% |
| 1879 | 519.62 | +4.7% |
| 1880 | 537.23 | +3.4% |
| 1881 | 580.85 | +8.1% |
| 1882 | 600.44 | +3.4% |
| 1883 | 624.08 | +3.9% |
| 1884 | 705.66 | +13.1% |
| 1885 | 776.18 | +10.0% |
| 1886 | 795.02 | +2.4% |
| 1887 | 881.16 | +10.8% |
| 1888 | 918.34 | +4.2% |
| 1889 | 924.01 | +0.6% |
| 1890 | 1,019 | +10.3% |
| 1891 | 1,135 | +11.4% |
| 1892 | 1,160 | +2.2% |
| 1893 | 1,273 | +9.8% |
| 1894 | 1,212 | -4.8% |
| 1895 | 1,455 | +20.0% |
| 1896 | 1,448 | -0.5% |
| 1897 | 1,570 | +8.4% |
| 1898 | 1,697 | +8.1% |
| 1899 | 1,773 | +4.5% |
| 1900 | 1,969 | +11.0% |
| 1901 | 2,130 | +8.2% |
| 1902 | 2,039 | -4.2% |
| 1903 | 1,899 | -6.9% |
| 1904 | 1,950 | +2.7% |
| 1905 | 1,612 | -17.4% |
| 1906 | 1,742 | +8.1% |
| 1907 | 1,803 | +3.5% |
| 1908 | 1,812 | +0.5% |
| 1909 | 1,895 | +4.6% |
| 1910 | 1,944 | +2.6% |
| 1911 | 1,932 | -0.6% |
| 1912 | 2,003 | +3.7% |
| 1913 | 2,021 | +0.9% |
| 1914 | 2,109 | +4.4% |
| 1915 | 2,263 | +7.3% |
| 1916 | 2,402 | +6.1% |
| 1917 | 2,285 | -4.9% |
| 1918 | 1,571 | -31.2% |
| 1919 | 1,718 | +9.3% |
| 1920 | 1,671 | -2.7% |
| 1921 | 1,685 | +0.8% |
| 1922 | 1,848 | +9.7% |
| 1923 | 1,966 | +6.4% |
| 1924 | 2,030 | +3.2% |
| 1925 | 2,142 | +5.5% |
| 1926 | 2,388 | +11.5% |
| 1927 | 2,659 | +11.3% |
| 1928 | 2,677 | +0.7% |
| 1929 | 3,014 | +12.6% |
| 1930 | 4,407 | +46.2% |
| 1931 | 5,059 | +14.8% |
| 1932 | 4,890 | -3.4% |
| 1933 | 4,949 | +1.2% |
| 1934 | 5,423 | +9.6% |
| 1935 | 5,652 | +4.2% |
| 1936 | 6,045 | +7.0% |
| 1937 | 6,269 | +3.7% |
| 1938 | 6,557 | +4.6% |
| 1939 | 6,606 | +0.7% |
| 1940 | 6,810 | +3.1% |
| 1941 | 6,910 | +1.5% |
| 1942 | 6,792 | -1.7% |
| 1943 | 6,372 | -6.2% |
| 1944 | 8,099 | +27.1% |
| 1945 | 5,473 | -32.4% |
| 1946 | 6,094 | +11.3% |
| 1947 | 7,097 | +16.5% |
| 1948 | 7,796 | +9.8% |
| 1949 | 8,858 | +13.6% |
| 1950 | 9,859 | +11.3% |
| 1951 | 10,610 | +7.6% |
| 1952 | 11,882 | +12.0% |
| 1953 | 13,138 | +10.6% |
| 1954 | 14,615 | +11.2% |
| 1955 | 16,987 | +16.2% |
| 1956 | 19,844 | +16.8% |
| 1957 | 23,006 | +15.9% |
| 1958 | 26,583 | +15.5% |
| 1959 | 29,894 | +12.5% |
| 1960 | 33,720 | +12.8% |
| 1961 | 37,979 | +12.6% |
| 1962 | 43,833 | +15.4% |
| 1963 | 49,809 | +13.6% |
| 1964 | 55,767 | +12.0% |
| 1965 | 61,707 | +10.7% |
| 1966 | 67,738 | +9.8% |
| 1967 | 75,144 | +10.9% |
| 1968 | 81,751 | +8.8% |
| 1969 | 88,899 | +8.7% |
| 1970 | 95,251 | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 106,580 | +11.9% |
| 1972 | 113,940 | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 122,719 | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 131,647 | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 139,724 | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 144,930 | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 149,717 | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 155,091 | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 160,305 | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 166,939 | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 172,973 | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 176,279 | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 174,610 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 172,162 | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 171,431 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 189,144 | +10.3% |
| 1987 | 184,281 | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 186,823 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 185,511 | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 210,590 | +13.5% |
| 1991 | 202,849 | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 181,210 | -10.7% |
| 1993 | 166,554 | -8.1% |
| 1994 | 137,256 | -17.6% |
| 1995 | 127,185 | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 109,392 | -14.0% |
| 1997 | 108,185 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 105,029 | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 87,992 | -16.2% |
| 2000 | 101,170 | +15.0% |
| 2001 | 88,722 | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 85,549 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 92,500 | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 94,506 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 104,387 | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 106,841 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 95,919 | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 104,911 | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 87,862 | -16.3% |
| 2010 | 89,819 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 99,794 | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 105,471 | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 109,263 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 108,184 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 95,814 | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 90,883 | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 99,805 | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 105,764 | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 109,799 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 99,596 | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 105,709 | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 107,837 | +2.0% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 107,837 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 104,784, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 107,837 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 102,006, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long run air pollution in Azerbaijan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | +46.2% | 3,014 | 4,407 |
| 1945 | -32.4% | 8,099 | 5,473 |
| 1918 | -31.2% | 2,285 | 1,571 |
| 1944 | +27.1% | 6,372 | 8,099 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 197.14 | 193.9 | 200.37 | 10 |
| 1760s | 204.44 | 201.09 | 207.79 | 10 |
| 1770s | 212 | 208.53 | 215.47 | 10 |
| 1780s | 219.8 | 216.24 | 223.36 | 10 |
| 1790s | 227.82 | 224.15 | 231.5 | 10 |
| 1800s | 239.26 | 232.32 | 246.25 | 10 |
| 1810s | 252.35 | 247.83 | 256.9 | 10 |
| 1820s | 262.51 | 257.92 | 267.13 | 10 |
| 1830s | 272.83 | 268.17 | 277.51 | 10 |
| 1840s | 283.28 | 278.56 | 288.03 | 10 |
| 1850s | 296.13 | 289.11 | 304.33 | 10 |
| 1860s | 340.35 | 308.04 | 375.79 | 10 |
| 1870s | 435.88 | 381.21 | 519.62 | 10 |
| 1880s | 734.3 | 537.23 | 924.01 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1,374 | 1,019 | 1,773 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1,885 | 1,612 | 2,130 | 10 |
| 1910s | 2,025 | 1,571 | 2,402 | 10 |
| 1920s | 2,208 | 1,671 | 3,014 | 10 |
| 1930s | 5,586 | 4,407 | 6,606 | 10 |
| 1940s | 7,030 | 5,473 | 8,858 | 10 |
| 1950s | 17,642 | 9,859 | 29,894 | 10 |
| 1960s | 59,635 | 33,720 | 88,899 | 10 |
| 1970s | 131,990 | 95,251 | 160,305 | 10 |
| 1980s | 178,015 | 166,939 | 189,144 | 10 |
| 1990s | 143,624 | 87,992 | 210,590 | 10 |
| 2000s | 96,237 | 85,549 | 106,841 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101,460 | 89,819 | 109,799 | 10 |
| 2020s | 104,381 | 99,596 | 107,837 | 3 |
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More environment data for Azerbaijan
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1208 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.2349 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.689 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.85 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 29.15 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long run air pollution in Azerbaijan?
- Long run air pollution in Azerbaijan was 107,837 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long run air pollution recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 210,590 in 1990.
- What is the lowest long run air pollution recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 193.9 in 1750.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for long run air pollution?
- Azerbaijan ranks 92nd out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is long run air pollution rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Long run air pollution. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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