Long run air pollution in Tanzania
Tanzania: Long run air pollution was 175,303 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
175,303
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
73rd
of 220 countries
All-time high
175,303
in 2022
All-time low
782
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Long run air pollution in Tanzania, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for long run air pollution in Tanzania is 175,303, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 273 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long run air pollution in Tanzania peaked at 175,303 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 782, in 1750.
Tanzania ranks 73rd 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 Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 782 | — |
| 1751 | 782.25 | +0.0% |
| 1752 | 782.5 | +0.0% |
| 1753 | 782.76 | +0.0% |
| 1754 | 783.01 | +0.0% |
| 1755 | 783.27 | +0.0% |
| 1756 | 783.52 | +0.0% |
| 1757 | 783.78 | +0.0% |
| 1758 | 784.03 | +0.0% |
| 1759 | 784.28 | +0.0% |
| 1760 | 784.54 | +0.0% |
| 1761 | 784.79 | +0.0% |
| 1762 | 785.05 | +0.0% |
| 1763 | 785.3 | +0.0% |
| 1764 | 785.55 | +0.0% |
| 1765 | 785.81 | +0.0% |
| 1766 | 786.06 | +0.0% |
| 1767 | 786.32 | +0.0% |
| 1768 | 786.57 | +0.0% |
| 1769 | 786.83 | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 787.08 | +0.0% |
| 1771 | 787.34 | +0.0% |
| 1772 | 787.59 | +0.0% |
| 1773 | 787.84 | +0.0% |
| 1774 | 788.1 | +0.0% |
| 1775 | 788.35 | +0.0% |
| 1776 | 788.61 | +0.0% |
| 1777 | 788.86 | +0.0% |
| 1778 | 789.12 | +0.0% |
| 1779 | 789.37 | +0.0% |
| 1780 | 789.62 | +0.0% |
| 1781 | 789.88 | +0.0% |
| 1782 | 790.13 | +0.0% |
| 1783 | 790.39 | +0.0% |
| 1784 | 790.64 | +0.0% |
| 1785 | 790.9 | +0.0% |
| 1786 | 791.15 | +0.0% |
| 1787 | 791.4 | +0.0% |
| 1788 | 791.66 | +0.0% |
| 1789 | 791.91 | +0.0% |
| 1790 | 792.17 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 792.42 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 792.68 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 792.93 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 793.18 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 793.44 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 793.69 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 793.95 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 794.2 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 794.46 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 794.71 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 797.35 | +0.3% |
| 1802 | 799.99 | +0.3% |
| 1803 | 802.63 | +0.3% |
| 1804 | 805.27 | +0.3% |
| 1805 | 807.91 | +0.3% |
| 1806 | 810.56 | +0.3% |
| 1807 | 813.17 | +0.3% |
| 1808 | 815.82 | +0.3% |
| 1809 | 818.47 | +0.3% |
| 1810 | 821.12 | +0.3% |
| 1811 | 824.19 | +0.4% |
| 1812 | 827.26 | +0.4% |
| 1813 | 830.34 | +0.4% |
| 1814 | 833.42 | +0.4% |
| 1815 | 836.51 | +0.4% |
| 1816 | 839.56 | +0.4% |
| 1817 | 842.66 | +0.4% |
| 1818 | 845.75 | +0.4% |
| 1819 | 848.86 | +0.4% |
| 1820 | 851.96 | +0.4% |
| 1821 | 855.08 | +0.4% |
| 1822 | 858.2 | +0.4% |
| 1823 | 861.32 | +0.4% |
| 1824 | 864.45 | +0.4% |
| 1825 | 867.58 | +0.4% |
| 1826 | 870.67 | +0.4% |
| 1827 | 873.81 | +0.4% |
| 1828 | 876.95 | +0.4% |
| 1829 | 880.1 | +0.4% |
| 1830 | 883.25 | +0.4% |
| 1831 | 886.41 | +0.4% |
| 1832 | 889.58 | +0.4% |
| 1833 | 892.74 | +0.4% |
| 1834 | 895.92 | +0.4% |
| 1835 | 899.09 | +0.4% |
| 1836 | 902.23 | +0.3% |
| 1837 | 905.42 | +0.4% |
| 1838 | 908.6 | +0.4% |
| 1839 | 911.8 | +0.4% |
| 1840 | 914.99 | +0.4% |
| 1841 | 918.2 | +0.4% |
| 1842 | 921.41 | +0.3% |
| 1843 | 924.62 | +0.3% |
| 1844 | 927.84 | +0.3% |
| 1845 | 931.02 | +0.3% |
| 1846 | 934.25 | +0.3% |
| 1847 | 937.48 | +0.3% |
| 1848 | 940.71 | +0.3% |
| 1849 | 943.95 | +0.3% |
| 1850 | 947.19 | +0.3% |
| 1851 | 953.32 | +0.6% |
| 1852 | 959.52 | +0.7% |
| 1853 | 965.8 | +0.7% |
| 1854 | 972.15 | +0.7% |
| 1855 | 978.54 | +0.7% |
| 1856 | 985.04 | +0.7% |
| 1857 | 991.63 | +0.7% |
| 1858 | 998.3 | +0.7% |
| 1859 | 1,005 | +0.7% |
| 1860 | 1,012 | +0.7% |
| 1861 | 1,023 | +1.1% |
| 1862 | 1,035 | +1.1% |
| 1863 | 1,047 | +1.1% |
| 1864 | 1,059 | +1.1% |
| 1865 | 1,071 | +1.1% |
| 1866 | 1,083 | +1.1% |
| 1867 | 1,095 | +1.1% |
| 1868 | 1,108 | +1.1% |
| 1869 | 1,120 | +1.1% |
| 1870 | 1,133 | +1.1% |
| 1871 | 1,145 | +1.1% |
| 1872 | 1,158 | +1.1% |
| 1873 | 1,171 | +1.1% |
| 1874 | 1,185 | +1.1% |
| 1875 | 1,198 | +1.1% |
| 1876 | 1,211 | +1.1% |
| 1877 | 1,225 | +1.1% |
| 1878 | 1,239 | +1.1% |
| 1879 | 1,253 | +1.1% |
| 1880 | 1,267 | +1.1% |
| 1881 | 1,281 | +1.1% |
| 1882 | 1,295 | +1.1% |
| 1883 | 1,310 | +1.1% |
| 1884 | 1,325 | +1.1% |
| 1885 | 1,340 | +1.1% |
| 1886 | 1,355 | +1.1% |
| 1887 | 1,370 | +1.1% |
| 1888 | 1,386 | +1.1% |
| 1889 | 1,401 | +1.1% |
| 1890 | 1,417 | +1.1% |
| 1891 | 1,433 | +1.1% |
| 1892 | 1,450 | +1.1% |
| 1893 | 1,466 | +1.1% |
| 1894 | 1,483 | +1.1% |
| 1895 | 1,500 | +1.1% |
| 1896 | 1,517 | +1.1% |
| 1897 | 1,534 | +1.1% |
| 1898 | 1,552 | +1.1% |
| 1899 | 1,570 | +1.1% |
| 1900 | 1,588 | +1.1% |
| 1901 | 1,662 | +4.7% |
| 1902 | 1,738 | +4.6% |
| 1903 | 1,817 | +4.6% |
| 1904 | 1,899 | +4.5% |
| 1905 | 1,984 | +4.5% |
| 1906 | 2,198 | +10.8% |
| 1907 | 2,310 | +5.1% |
| 1908 | 2,426 | +5.0% |
| 1909 | 2,548 | +5.0% |
| 1910 | 2,675 | +5.0% |
| 1911 | 2,832 | +5.9% |
| 1912 | 2,996 | +5.8% |
| 1913 | 3,127 | +4.4% |
| 1914 | 3,260 | +4.3% |
| 1915 | 3,395 | +4.1% |
| 1916 | 3,531 | +4.0% |
| 1917 | 3,670 | +3.9% |
| 1918 | 3,810 | +3.8% |
| 1919 | 3,952 | +3.7% |
| 1920 | 4,095 | +3.6% |
| 1921 | 4,215 | +2.9% |
| 1922 | 4,338 | +2.9% |
| 1923 | 4,456 | +2.7% |
| 1924 | 4,575 | +2.7% |
| 1925 | 4,751 | +3.8% |
| 1926 | 4,911 | +3.4% |
| 1927 | 5,190 | +5.7% |
| 1928 | 5,527 | +6.5% |
| 1929 | 5,654 | +2.3% |
| 1930 | 5,775 | +2.1% |
| 1931 | 5,914 | +2.4% |
| 1932 | 6,011 | +1.6% |
| 1933 | 6,096 | +1.4% |
| 1934 | 6,174 | +1.3% |
| 1935 | 6,249 | +1.2% |
| 1936 | 6,344 | +1.5% |
| 1937 | 6,530 | +2.9% |
| 1938 | 6,737 | +3.2% |
| 1939 | 6,879 | +2.1% |
| 1940 | 7,013 | +1.9% |
| 1941 | 7,156 | +2.0% |
| 1942 | 7,289 | +1.8% |
| 1943 | 7,509 | +3.0% |
| 1944 | 7,738 | +3.1% |
| 1945 | 7,976 | +3.1% |
| 1946 | 8,242 | +3.3% |
| 1947 | 8,636 | +4.8% |
| 1948 | 9,050 | +4.8% |
| 1949 | 9,505 | +5.0% |
| 1950 | 12,461 | +31.1% |
| 1951 | 12,587 | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 13,314 | +5.8% |
| 1953 | 13,922 | +4.6% |
| 1954 | 14,478 | +4.0% |
| 1955 | 16,086 | +11.1% |
| 1956 | 17,240 | +7.2% |
| 1957 | 18,559 | +7.7% |
| 1958 | 19,240 | +3.7% |
| 1959 | 18,610 | -3.3% |
| 1960 | 20,046 | +7.7% |
| 1961 | 19,055 | -4.9% |
| 1962 | 19,645 | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 20,127 | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 21,902 | +8.8% |
| 1965 | 23,330 | +6.5% |
| 1966 | 25,291 | +8.4% |
| 1967 | 28,108 | +11.1% |
| 1968 | 27,837 | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 29,188 | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 31,514 | +8.0% |
| 1971 | 34,892 | +10.7% |
| 1972 | 42,469 | +21.7% |
| 1973 | 38,748 | -8.8% |
| 1974 | 42,027 | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 39,795 | -5.3% |
| 1976 | 42,480 | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 42,865 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 42,769 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 45,468 | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 46,212 | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 44,888 | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 45,912 | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 46,748 | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 47,491 | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 48,992 | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 49,769 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 50,827 | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 52,191 | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 53,384 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 55,127 | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 55,306 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 56,591 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 58,223 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 60,124 | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 66,665 | +10.9% |
| 1996 | 66,264 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 65,825 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 62,523 | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 64,480 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 72,147 | +11.9% |
| 2001 | 71,688 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 76,572 | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 79,137 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 101,273 | +28.0% |
| 2005 | 101,721 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 106,522 | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 99,295 | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 99,333 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97,800 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 102,329 | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 118,106 | +15.4% |
| 2012 | 140,420 | +18.9% |
| 2013 | 150,306 | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 147,028 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 159,674 | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 151,914 | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 145,495 | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 151,539 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 156,908 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 155,261 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 171,963 | +10.8% |
| 2022 | 175,303 | +1.9% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 175,303 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 74,017, 2.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 175,303 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44,992, 3.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long run air pollution in Tanzania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +31.1% | 9,505 | 12,461 |
| 2004 | +28.0% | 79,137 | 101,273 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 783.14 | 782 | 784.28 | 10 |
| 1760s | 785.68 | 784.54 | 786.83 | 10 |
| 1770s | 788.23 | 787.08 | 789.37 | 10 |
| 1780s | 790.77 | 789.62 | 791.91 | 10 |
| 1790s | 793.31 | 792.17 | 794.46 | 10 |
| 1800s | 806.59 | 794.71 | 818.47 | 10 |
| 1810s | 834.97 | 821.12 | 848.86 | 10 |
| 1820s | 866.01 | 851.96 | 880.1 | 10 |
| 1830s | 897.5 | 883.25 | 911.8 | 10 |
| 1840s | 929.45 | 914.99 | 943.95 | 10 |
| 1850s | 975.65 | 947.19 | 1,005 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1,065 | 1,012 | 1,120 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1,192 | 1,133 | 1,253 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1,333 | 1,267 | 1,401 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1,492 | 1,417 | 1,570 | 10 |
| 1900s | 2,017 | 1,588 | 2,548 | 10 |
| 1910s | 3,325 | 2,675 | 3,952 | 10 |
| 1920s | 4,771 | 4,095 | 5,654 | 10 |
| 1930s | 6,271 | 5,775 | 6,879 | 10 |
| 1940s | 8,011 | 7,013 | 9,505 | 10 |
| 1950s | 15,650 | 12,461 | 19,240 | 10 |
| 1960s | 23,453 | 19,055 | 29,188 | 10 |
| 1970s | 40,303 | 31,514 | 45,468 | 10 |
| 1980s | 48,641 | 44,888 | 53,384 | 10 |
| 1990s | 61,113 | 55,127 | 66,665 | 10 |
| 2000s | 90,549 | 71,688 | 106,522 | 10 |
| 2010s | 142,372 | 102,329 | 159,674 | 10 |
| 2020s | 167,509 | 155,261 | 175,303 | 3 |
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More environment data for Tanzania
- 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 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.3402 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 27.15 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 5.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long run air pollution in Tanzania?
- Long run air pollution in Tanzania was 175,303 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long run air pollution recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 175,303 in 2022.
- What is the lowest long run air pollution recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 782 in 1750.
- How does Tanzania rank for long run air pollution?
- Tanzania ranks 73rd out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is long run air pollution rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania 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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