Long run air pollution in Tunisia
Tunisia: Long run air pollution was 111,409 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
111,409
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
90th
of 220 countries
All-time high
111,409
in 2022
All-time low
125.95
in 1800
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Long run air pollution in Tunisia, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for long run air pollution in Tunisia is 111,409, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 273 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long run air pollution in Tunisia peaked at 111,409 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 125.95, in 1800.
That places Tunisia 90th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 126.58 | — |
| 1751 | 126.57 | -0.0% |
| 1752 | 126.56 | -0.0% |
| 1753 | 126.55 | -0.0% |
| 1754 | 126.54 | -0.0% |
| 1755 | 126.53 | -0.0% |
| 1756 | 126.53 | -0.0% |
| 1757 | 126.52 | -0.0% |
| 1758 | 126.51 | -0.0% |
| 1759 | 126.5 | -0.0% |
| 1760 | 126.5 | -0.0% |
| 1761 | 126.48 | -0.0% |
| 1762 | 126.47 | -0.0% |
| 1763 | 126.47 | -0.0% |
| 1764 | 126.45 | -0.0% |
| 1765 | 126.44 | -0.0% |
| 1766 | 126.44 | -0.0% |
| 1767 | 126.42 | -0.0% |
| 1768 | 126.42 | -0.0% |
| 1769 | 126.41 | -0.0% |
| 1770 | 126.39 | -0.0% |
| 1771 | 126.38 | -0.0% |
| 1772 | 126.37 | -0.0% |
| 1773 | 126.36 | -0.0% |
| 1774 | 126.35 | -0.0% |
| 1775 | 126.33 | -0.0% |
| 1776 | 126.32 | -0.0% |
| 1777 | 126.31 | -0.0% |
| 1778 | 126.3 | -0.0% |
| 1779 | 126.28 | -0.0% |
| 1780 | 126.27 | -0.0% |
| 1781 | 126.26 | -0.0% |
| 1782 | 126.24 | -0.0% |
| 1783 | 126.23 | -0.0% |
| 1784 | 126.21 | -0.0% |
| 1785 | 126.2 | -0.0% |
| 1786 | 126.18 | -0.0% |
| 1787 | 126.17 | -0.0% |
| 1788 | 126.16 | -0.0% |
| 1789 | 126.14 | -0.0% |
| 1790 | 126.13 | -0.0% |
| 1791 | 126.11 | -0.0% |
| 1792 | 126.09 | -0.0% |
| 1793 | 126.07 | -0.0% |
| 1794 | 126.06 | -0.0% |
| 1795 | 126.04 | -0.0% |
| 1796 | 126.02 | -0.0% |
| 1797 | 126 | -0.0% |
| 1798 | 125.99 | -0.0% |
| 1799 | 125.97 | -0.0% |
| 1800 | 125.95 | -0.0% |
| 1801 | 126.24 | +0.2% |
| 1802 | 126.53 | +0.2% |
| 1803 | 126.81 | +0.2% |
| 1804 | 127.1 | +0.2% |
| 1805 | 127.39 | +0.2% |
| 1806 | 127.67 | +0.2% |
| 1807 | 127.95 | +0.2% |
| 1808 | 128.24 | +0.2% |
| 1809 | 128.53 | +0.2% |
| 1810 | 128.82 | +0.2% |
| 1811 | 129.77 | +0.7% |
| 1812 | 130.72 | +0.7% |
| 1813 | 131.68 | +0.7% |
| 1814 | 132.64 | +0.7% |
| 1815 | 133.6 | +0.7% |
| 1816 | 134.56 | +0.7% |
| 1817 | 135.53 | +0.7% |
| 1818 | 136.5 | +0.7% |
| 1819 | 137.47 | +0.7% |
| 1820 | 138.44 | +0.7% |
| 1821 | 139.46 | +0.7% |
| 1822 | 140.47 | +0.7% |
| 1823 | 141.49 | +0.7% |
| 1824 | 142.51 | +0.7% |
| 1825 | 143.53 | +0.7% |
| 1826 | 144.56 | +0.7% |
| 1827 | 145.59 | +0.7% |
| 1828 | 146.62 | +0.7% |
| 1829 | 147.65 | +0.7% |
| 1830 | 148.69 | +0.7% |
| 1831 | 149.77 | +0.7% |
| 1832 | 150.85 | +0.7% |
| 1833 | 151.93 | +0.7% |
| 1834 | 153.02 | +0.7% |
| 1835 | 154.11 | +0.7% |
| 1836 | 155.19 | +0.7% |
| 1837 | 156.29 | +0.7% |
| 1838 | 157.39 | +0.7% |
| 1839 | 158.49 | +0.7% |
| 1840 | 159.59 | +0.7% |
| 1841 | 160.74 | +0.7% |
| 1842 | 161.88 | +0.7% |
| 1843 | 163.03 | +0.7% |
| 1844 | 164.19 | +0.7% |
| 1845 | 165.34 | +0.7% |
| 1846 | 166.5 | +0.7% |
| 1847 | 167.66 | +0.7% |
| 1848 | 168.83 | +0.7% |
| 1849 | 170 | +0.7% |
| 1850 | 171.18 | +0.7% |
| 1851 | 172.78 | +0.9% |
| 1852 | 174.38 | +0.9% |
| 1853 | 175.98 | +0.9% |
| 1854 | 177.58 | +0.9% |
| 1855 | 179.17 | +0.9% |
| 1856 | 180.77 | +0.9% |
| 1857 | 182.37 | +0.9% |
| 1858 | 183.96 | +0.9% |
| 1859 | 185.55 | +0.9% |
| 1860 | 187.14 | +0.9% |
| 1861 | 190.9 | +2.0% |
| 1862 | 194.67 | +2.0% |
| 1863 | 198.47 | +2.0% |
| 1864 | 202.31 | +1.9% |
| 1865 | 206.16 | +1.9% |
| 1866 | 210.04 | +1.9% |
| 1867 | 213.94 | +1.9% |
| 1868 | 220.08 | +2.9% |
| 1869 | 226.38 | +2.9% |
| 1870 | 232.84 | +2.9% |
| 1871 | 239.57 | +2.9% |
| 1872 | 243.64 | +1.7% |
| 1873 | 247.74 | +1.7% |
| 1874 | 251.87 | +1.7% |
| 1875 | 256.83 | +2.0% |
| 1876 | 261.85 | +2.0% |
| 1877 | 266.9 | +1.9% |
| 1878 | 271.97 | +1.9% |
| 1879 | 277.09 | +1.9% |
| 1880 | 282.25 | +1.9% |
| 1881 | 287.95 | +2.0% |
| 1882 | 293.7 | +2.0% |
| 1883 | 299.49 | +2.0% |
| 1884 | 305.31 | +1.9% |
| 1885 | 311.18 | +1.9% |
| 1886 | 317.1 | +1.9% |
| 1887 | 323.06 | +1.9% |
| 1888 | 329.12 | +1.9% |
| 1889 | 335.25 | +1.9% |
| 1890 | 341.41 | +1.8% |
| 1891 | 348.31 | +2.0% |
| 1892 | 355.28 | +2.0% |
| 1893 | 362.3 | +2.0% |
| 1894 | 369.38 | +2.0% |
| 1895 | 376.52 | +1.9% |
| 1896 | 383.73 | +1.9% |
| 1897 | 390.99 | +1.9% |
| 1898 | 398.32 | +1.9% |
| 1899 | 405.71 | +1.9% |
| 1900 | 411.86 | +1.5% |
| 1901 | 421.35 | +2.3% |
| 1902 | 430.91 | +2.3% |
| 1903 | 440.56 | +2.2% |
| 1904 | 450.27 | +2.2% |
| 1905 | 460.07 | +2.2% |
| 1906 | 470.09 | +2.2% |
| 1907 | 479.89 | +2.1% |
| 1908 | 489.81 | +2.1% |
| 1909 | 502.02 | +2.5% |
| 1910 | 513.13 | +2.2% |
| 1911 | 525.79 | +2.5% |
| 1912 | 532.19 | +1.2% |
| 1913 | 538.39 | +1.2% |
| 1914 | 553.02 | +2.7% |
| 1915 | 567.82 | +2.7% |
| 1916 | 592.65 | +4.4% |
| 1917 | 624.25 | +5.3% |
| 1918 | 649.5 | +4.0% |
| 1919 | 628.9 | -3.2% |
| 1920 | 670.98 | +6.7% |
| 1921 | 686.74 | +2.3% |
| 1922 | 675.76 | -1.6% |
| 1923 | 690.64 | +2.2% |
| 1924 | 705.8 | +2.2% |
| 1925 | 739.92 | +4.8% |
| 1926 | 768.9 | +3.9% |
| 1927 | 790.66 | +2.8% |
| 1928 | 809.75 | +2.4% |
| 1929 | 824.86 | +1.9% |
| 1930 | 837.49 | +1.5% |
| 1931 | 856.21 | +2.2% |
| 1932 | 870.46 | +1.7% |
| 1933 | 884.77 | +1.6% |
| 1934 | 895.8 | +1.2% |
| 1935 | 906.84 | +1.2% |
| 1936 | 927.75 | +2.3% |
| 1937 | 946.2 | +2.0% |
| 1938 | 962.63 | +1.7% |
| 1939 | 979.9 | +1.8% |
| 1940 | 1,011 | +3.2% |
| 1941 | 1,102 | +8.9% |
| 1942 | 1,139 | +3.4% |
| 1943 | 1,065 | -6.5% |
| 1944 | 1,108 | +4.1% |
| 1945 | 1,131 | +2.0% |
| 1946 | 1,197 | +5.8% |
| 1947 | 1,212 | +1.3% |
| 1948 | 1,252 | +3.3% |
| 1949 | 1,276 | +2.0% |
| 1950 | 8,453 | +562.2% |
| 1951 | 8,735 | +3.3% |
| 1952 | 9,534 | +9.1% |
| 1953 | 10,333 | +8.4% |
| 1954 | 10,037 | -2.9% |
| 1955 | 11,138 | +11.0% |
| 1956 | 10,729 | -3.7% |
| 1957 | 9,819 | -8.5% |
| 1958 | 9,874 | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 10,496 | +6.3% |
| 1960 | 11,133 | +6.1% |
| 1961 | 11,395 | +2.4% |
| 1962 | 11,644 | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 12,545 | +7.7% |
| 1964 | 17,283 | +37.8% |
| 1965 | 15,232 | -11.9% |
| 1966 | 17,390 | +14.2% |
| 1967 | 17,860 | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 21,091 | +18.1% |
| 1969 | 22,401 | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 21,945 | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 27,260 | +24.2% |
| 1972 | 28,938 | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 30,482 | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 32,611 | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 32,944 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 36,367 | +10.4% |
| 1977 | 42,238 | +16.1% |
| 1978 | 42,090 | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 44,996 | +6.9% |
| 1980 | 48,121 | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 51,145 | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 49,298 | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 54,127 | +9.8% |
| 1984 | 55,373 | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 56,691 | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 57,613 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 57,384 | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 62,151 | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 65,972 | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 66,548 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 68,956 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 71,879 | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 74,227 | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 73,182 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 72,891 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 75,748 | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 78,159 | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 81,371 | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 84,483 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 88,200 | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 91,245 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 89,424 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 87,596 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 89,350 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 89,194 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 94,426 | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 99,595 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 97,010 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 99,282 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 104,369 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 97,553 | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 100,362 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 99,229 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 106,783 | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 107,938 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 104,701 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 109,328 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 109,645 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 108,939 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 100,583 | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 106,860 | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 111,409 | +4.3% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 111,409 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 74,017, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 111,409 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 251,040, 44% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long run air pollution in Tunisia 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 | +562.2% | 1,276 | 8,453 |
| 1964 | +37.8% | 12,545 | 17,283 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 126.54 | 126.5 | 126.58 | 10 |
| 1760s | 126.45 | 126.41 | 126.5 | 10 |
| 1770s | 126.34 | 126.28 | 126.39 | 10 |
| 1780s | 126.21 | 126.14 | 126.27 | 10 |
| 1790s | 126.05 | 125.97 | 126.13 | 10 |
| 1800s | 127.24 | 125.95 | 128.53 | 10 |
| 1810s | 133.13 | 128.82 | 137.47 | 10 |
| 1820s | 143.03 | 138.44 | 147.65 | 10 |
| 1830s | 153.57 | 148.69 | 158.49 | 10 |
| 1840s | 164.78 | 159.59 | 170 | 10 |
| 1850s | 178.37 | 171.18 | 185.55 | 10 |
| 1860s | 205.01 | 187.14 | 226.38 | 10 |
| 1870s | 255.03 | 232.84 | 277.09 | 10 |
| 1880s | 308.44 | 282.25 | 335.25 | 10 |
| 1890s | 373.2 | 341.41 | 405.71 | 10 |
| 1900s | 455.68 | 411.86 | 502.02 | 10 |
| 1910s | 572.56 | 513.13 | 649.5 | 10 |
| 1920s | 736.4 | 670.98 | 824.86 | 10 |
| 1930s | 906.81 | 837.49 | 979.9 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1,149 | 1,011 | 1,276 | 10 |
| 1950s | 9,915 | 8,453 | 11,138 | 10 |
| 1960s | 15,797 | 11,133 | 22,401 | 10 |
| 1970s | 33,987 | 21,945 | 44,996 | 10 |
| 1980s | 55,787 | 48,121 | 65,972 | 10 |
| 1990s | 74,744 | 66,548 | 84,483 | 10 |
| 2000s | 92,532 | 87,596 | 99,595 | 10 |
| 2010s | 104,885 | 97,553 | 109,645 | 10 |
| 2020s | 106,284 | 100,583 | 111,409 | 3 |
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More environment data for Tunisia
- 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 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.3847 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -14.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.421 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.02 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 30.57 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 Tunisia?
- Long run air pollution in Tunisia was 111,409 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long run air pollution recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 111,409 in 2022.
- What is the lowest long run air pollution recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 125.95 in 1800.
- How does Tunisia rank for long run air pollution?
- Tunisia ranks 90th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is long run air pollution rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia 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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