Long run air pollution in Djibouti
Djibouti: Long run air pollution was 16,260 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
16,260
Change on year
up 10.0%
World rank
168th
of 220 countries
All-time high
44,966
in 1976
All-time low
10.27
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Long run air pollution in Djibouti, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, long run air pollution in Djibouti stood at 16,260.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long run air pollution in Djibouti peaked at 44,966 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 10.27, in 1750.
That places Djibouti 168th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Long run air pollution in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 10.27 | — |
| 1751 | 10.27 | +0.0% |
| 1752 | 10.28 | +0.0% |
| 1753 | 10.28 | +0.0% |
| 1754 | 10.28 | +0.0% |
| 1755 | 10.29 | +0.0% |
| 1756 | 10.29 | +0.0% |
| 1757 | 10.29 | +0.0% |
| 1758 | 10.29 | +0.0% |
| 1759 | 10.3 | +0.0% |
| 1760 | 10.3 | +0.0% |
| 1761 | 10.3 | +0.0% |
| 1762 | 10.31 | +0.0% |
| 1763 | 10.31 | +0.0% |
| 1764 | 10.31 | +0.0% |
| 1765 | 10.32 | +0.0% |
| 1766 | 10.32 | +0.0% |
| 1767 | 10.32 | +0.0% |
| 1768 | 10.32 | +0.0% |
| 1769 | 10.33 | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 10.33 | +0.0% |
| 1771 | 10.33 | +0.0% |
| 1772 | 10.34 | +0.0% |
| 1773 | 10.34 | +0.0% |
| 1774 | 10.34 | +0.0% |
| 1775 | 10.34 | +0.0% |
| 1776 | 10.35 | +0.0% |
| 1777 | 10.35 | +0.0% |
| 1778 | 10.35 | +0.0% |
| 1779 | 10.36 | +0.0% |
| 1780 | 10.36 | +0.0% |
| 1781 | 10.36 | +0.0% |
| 1782 | 10.37 | +0.0% |
| 1783 | 10.37 | +0.0% |
| 1784 | 10.37 | +0.0% |
| 1785 | 10.37 | +0.0% |
| 1786 | 10.38 | +0.0% |
| 1787 | 10.38 | +0.0% |
| 1788 | 10.38 | +0.0% |
| 1789 | 10.39 | +0.0% |
| 1790 | 10.39 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 10.39 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 10.39 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 10.4 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 10.4 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 10.4 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 10.41 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 10.41 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 10.41 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 10.41 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 10.42 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 10.45 | +0.4% |
| 1802 | 10.49 | +0.4% |
| 1803 | 10.53 | +0.4% |
| 1804 | 10.57 | +0.4% |
| 1805 | 10.61 | +0.4% |
| 1806 | 10.64 | +0.4% |
| 1807 | 10.68 | +0.3% |
| 1808 | 10.72 | +0.4% |
| 1809 | 10.76 | +0.4% |
| 1810 | 10.79 | +0.4% |
| 1811 | 10.84 | +0.4% |
| 1812 | 10.88 | +0.4% |
| 1813 | 10.92 | +0.4% |
| 1814 | 10.97 | +0.4% |
| 1815 | 11.01 | +0.4% |
| 1816 | 11.05 | +0.4% |
| 1817 | 11.1 | +0.4% |
| 1818 | 11.14 | +0.4% |
| 1819 | 11.19 | +0.4% |
| 1820 | 11.23 | +0.4% |
| 1821 | 11.27 | +0.4% |
| 1822 | 11.32 | +0.4% |
| 1823 | 11.36 | +0.4% |
| 1824 | 11.41 | +0.4% |
| 1825 | 11.45 | +0.4% |
| 1826 | 11.49 | +0.4% |
| 1827 | 11.54 | +0.4% |
| 1828 | 11.58 | +0.4% |
| 1829 | 11.63 | +0.4% |
| 1830 | 11.67 | +0.4% |
| 1831 | 11.71 | +0.4% |
| 1832 | 11.76 | +0.4% |
| 1833 | 11.8 | +0.4% |
| 1834 | 11.85 | +0.4% |
| 1835 | 11.89 | +0.4% |
| 1836 | 11.94 | +0.4% |
| 1837 | 11.98 | +0.4% |
| 1838 | 12.03 | +0.4% |
| 1839 | 12.07 | +0.4% |
| 1840 | 12.12 | +0.4% |
| 1841 | 12.16 | +0.4% |
| 1842 | 12.21 | +0.4% |
| 1843 | 12.25 | +0.4% |
| 1844 | 12.3 | +0.4% |
| 1845 | 12.34 | +0.4% |
| 1846 | 12.39 | +0.4% |
| 1847 | 12.43 | +0.4% |
| 1848 | 12.48 | +0.4% |
| 1849 | 12.52 | +0.4% |
| 1850 | 12.57 | +0.4% |
| 1851 | 12.62 | +0.4% |
| 1852 | 12.66 | +0.4% |
| 1853 | 12.71 | +0.4% |
| 1854 | 12.76 | +0.4% |
| 1855 | 12.8 | +0.4% |
| 1856 | 12.85 | +0.4% |
| 1857 | 12.9 | +0.4% |
| 1858 | 12.95 | +0.4% |
| 1859 | 12.99 | +0.4% |
| 1860 | 13.04 | +0.4% |
| 1861 | 13.16 | +0.9% |
| 1862 | 13.27 | +0.9% |
| 1863 | 13.39 | +0.9% |
| 1864 | 13.51 | +0.9% |
| 1865 | 13.63 | +0.9% |
| 1866 | 13.75 | +0.9% |
| 1867 | 13.86 | +0.9% |
| 1868 | 13.98 | +0.9% |
| 1869 | 14.1 | +0.9% |
| 1870 | 14.22 | +0.9% |
| 1871 | 14.34 | +0.8% |
| 1872 | 14.46 | +0.8% |
| 1873 | 14.58 | +0.8% |
| 1874 | 14.71 | +0.8% |
| 1875 | 14.83 | +0.8% |
| 1876 | 14.95 | +0.8% |
| 1877 | 15.07 | +0.8% |
| 1878 | 15.2 | +0.8% |
| 1879 | 15.32 | +0.8% |
| 1880 | 15.45 | +0.8% |
| 1881 | 15.57 | +0.8% |
| 1882 | 15.7 | +0.8% |
| 1883 | 15.82 | +0.8% |
| 1884 | 15.95 | +0.8% |
| 1885 | 16.08 | +0.8% |
| 1886 | 16.2 | +0.8% |
| 1887 | 16.33 | +0.8% |
| 1888 | 16.46 | +0.8% |
| 1889 | 16.59 | +0.8% |
| 1890 | 16.72 | +0.8% |
| 1891 | 16.85 | +0.8% |
| 1892 | 16.98 | +0.8% |
| 1893 | 17.11 | +0.8% |
| 1894 | 17.24 | +0.8% |
| 1895 | 17.37 | +0.8% |
| 1896 | 17.5 | +0.8% |
| 1897 | 17.63 | +0.8% |
| 1898 | 17.77 | +0.8% |
| 1899 | 17.9 | +0.8% |
| 1900 | 18.03 | +0.7% |
| 1901 | 18.2 | +0.9% |
| 1902 | 18.37 | +0.9% |
| 1903 | 18.53 | +0.9% |
| 1904 | 18.7 | +0.9% |
| 1905 | 18.86 | +0.9% |
| 1906 | 19.03 | +0.9% |
| 1907 | 19.19 | +0.9% |
| 1908 | 19.35 | +0.9% |
| 1909 | 19.52 | +0.8% |
| 1910 | 19.68 | +0.8% |
| 1911 | 20.19 | +2.6% |
| 1912 | 20.71 | +2.6% |
| 1913 | 21.23 | +2.5% |
| 1914 | 21.75 | +2.5% |
| 1915 | 22.28 | +2.4% |
| 1916 | 22.81 | +2.4% |
| 1917 | 23.34 | +2.3% |
| 1918 | 23.87 | +2.3% |
| 1919 | 24.41 | +2.3% |
| 1920 | 24.95 | +2.2% |
| 1921 | 25.72 | +3.1% |
| 1922 | 26.47 | +2.9% |
| 1923 | 27.19 | +2.7% |
| 1924 | 27.97 | +2.9% |
| 1925 | 29.61 | +5.9% |
| 1926 | 31.07 | +4.9% |
| 1927 | 32.11 | +3.4% |
| 1928 | 33.05 | +2.9% |
| 1929 | 33.77 | +2.2% |
| 1930 | 34.46 | +2.1% |
| 1931 | 35.46 | +2.9% |
| 1932 | 36.32 | +2.4% |
| 1933 | 37.05 | +2.0% |
| 1934 | 37.75 | +1.9% |
| 1935 | 38.47 | +1.9% |
| 1936 | 39.56 | +2.8% |
| 1937 | 41.19 | +4.1% |
| 1938 | 42.84 | +4.0% |
| 1939 | 44.34 | +3.5% |
| 1940 | 45.8 | +3.3% |
| 1941 | 47.53 | +3.8% |
| 1942 | 49.2 | +3.5% |
| 1943 | 50.97 | +3.6% |
| 1944 | 52.9 | +3.8% |
| 1945 | 55.02 | +4.0% |
| 1946 | 57.57 | +4.6% |
| 1947 | 60.41 | +4.9% |
| 1948 | 63.42 | +5.0% |
| 1949 | 66.88 | +5.5% |
| 1950 | 398.21 | +495.5% |
| 1951 | 840.4 | +111.0% |
| 1952 | 820.96 | -2.3% |
| 1953 | 904.68 | +10.2% |
| 1954 | 981.61 | +8.5% |
| 1955 | 1,052 | +7.1% |
| 1956 | 870.53 | -17.2% |
| 1957 | 1,272 | +46.1% |
| 1958 | 1,374 | +8.0% |
| 1959 | 1,078 | -21.5% |
| 1960 | 1,167 | +8.3% |
| 1961 | 1,233 | +5.7% |
| 1962 | 1,292 | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 1,683 | +30.3% |
| 1964 | 2,029 | +20.6% |
| 1965 | 2,717 | +33.9% |
| 1966 | 2,756 | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 1,623 | -41.1% |
| 1968 | 1,962 | +20.9% |
| 1969 | 1,326 | -32.4% |
| 1970 | 1,949 | +47.0% |
| 1971 | 42,608 | +2086.3% |
| 1972 | 39,767 | -6.7% |
| 1973 | 28,852 | -27.4% |
| 1974 | 21,151 | -26.7% |
| 1975 | 27,892 | +31.9% |
| 1976 | 44,966 | +61.2% |
| 1977 | 36,702 | -18.4% |
| 1978 | 27,974 | -23.8% |
| 1979 | 34,551 | +23.5% |
| 1980 | 31,522 | -8.8% |
| 1981 | 31,550 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 32,732 | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 32,615 | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 32,969 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 32,283 | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 33,490 | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 29,922 | -10.7% |
| 1988 | 29,186 | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 29,402 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 18,564 | -36.9% |
| 1991 | 18,170 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 18,565 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 18,640 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 18,627 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 18,935 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 18,055 | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 17,738 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 19,416 | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 19,091 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 14,383 | -24.7% |
| 2001 | 13,995 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 12,617 | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 12,609 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 13,071 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 11,851 | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 10,969 | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 10,201 | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 11,160 | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 10,019 | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 10,084 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 9,081 | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 10,509 | +15.7% |
| 2013 | 10,595 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 10,853 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 12,059 | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 12,956 | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 13,866 | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 13,907 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 14,611 | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 14,636 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 14,782 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 16,260 | +10.0% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 16,260 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 74,017, 22% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 16,260 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 251,040, 6% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long run air pollution in Djibouti 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +2086.3% | 1,949 | 42,608 |
| 1950 | +495.5% | 66.88 | 398.21 |
| 1951 | +111.0% | 398.21 | 840.4 |
| 1976 | +61.2% | 27,892 | 44,966 |
| 1970 | +47.0% | 1,326 | 1,949 |
| 1957 | +46.1% | 870.53 | 1,272 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 10.28 | 10.27 | 10.3 | 10 |
| 1760s | 10.31 | 10.3 | 10.33 | 10 |
| 1770s | 10.34 | 10.33 | 10.36 | 10 |
| 1780s | 10.37 | 10.36 | 10.39 | 10 |
| 1790s | 10.4 | 10.39 | 10.41 | 10 |
| 1800s | 10.59 | 10.42 | 10.76 | 10 |
| 1810s | 10.99 | 10.79 | 11.19 | 10 |
| 1820s | 11.43 | 11.23 | 11.63 | 10 |
| 1830s | 11.87 | 11.67 | 12.07 | 10 |
| 1840s | 12.32 | 12.12 | 12.52 | 10 |
| 1850s | 12.78 | 12.57 | 12.99 | 10 |
| 1860s | 13.57 | 13.04 | 14.1 | 10 |
| 1870s | 14.77 | 14.22 | 15.32 | 10 |
| 1880s | 16.01 | 15.45 | 16.59 | 10 |
| 1890s | 17.31 | 16.72 | 17.9 | 10 |
| 1900s | 18.78 | 18.03 | 19.52 | 10 |
| 1910s | 22.03 | 19.68 | 24.41 | 10 |
| 1920s | 29.19 | 24.95 | 33.77 | 10 |
| 1930s | 38.74 | 34.46 | 44.34 | 10 |
| 1940s | 54.97 | 45.8 | 66.88 | 10 |
| 1950s | 959.11 | 398.21 | 1,374 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,779 | 1,167 | 2,756 | 10 |
| 1970s | 30,641 | 1,949 | 44,966 | 10 |
| 1980s | 31,567 | 29,186 | 33,490 | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,580 | 17,738 | 19,416 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,088 | 10,019 | 14,383 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,852 | 9,081 | 14,611 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,226 | 14,636 | 16,260 | 3 |
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More environment data for Djibouti
- 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 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 1.44 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -57.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.289 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 73.34 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long run air pollution in Djibouti?
- Long run air pollution in Djibouti was 16,260 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long run air pollution recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 44,966 in 1976.
- What is the lowest long run air pollution recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.27 in 1750.
- How does Djibouti rank for long run air pollution?
- Djibouti ranks 168th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is long run air pollution rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Djibouti 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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