Outdoor air pollution exposure in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Outdoor air pollution exposure was 20.2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Outdoor air pollution exposure in Ethiopia, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outdoor air pollution exposure in Ethiopia is 20.2, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outdoor air pollution exposure in Ethiopia peaked at 24.5 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.3, in 1998.
Ethiopia ranks 84th of 241 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.
Outdoor air pollution exposure in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.3 | — |
| 1999 | 9.5 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 19.3 | +103.2% |
| 2001 | 21.8 | +13.0% |
| 2002 | 21.2 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 21.4 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 20.3 | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 20.5 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 21 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 22.3 | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 21.5 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 21.7 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 23.3 | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 24.2 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 23.6 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 23.8 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 21.7 | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 23.8 | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 23.1 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 24.5 | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 22.2 | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 21.3 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 22.5 | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 22.4 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 20.9 | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 18.7 | -10.5% |
| 2024 | 20.2 | +8.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 20.2 is below the median for low income countries, which is 30.8, 66% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 20.2 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.2, 80% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Outdoor air pollution exposure in Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +103.2% | 9.5 | 19.3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.1 | 19.3 | 22.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.15 | 21.3 | 24.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.94 | 18.7 | 22.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 81 Nicaragua 20.5 compare
- 82 Israel 20.4 compare
- 83 Costa Rica 20.3 compare
- 84 Cote d'Ivoire 20.2 compare
- 84 Sierra Leone 20.2 compare
- 84 Tunisia 20.2 compare
More environment data for Ethiopia
- 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 0.1476 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 17.82 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 77.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outdoor air pollution exposure in Ethiopia?
- Outdoor air pollution exposure in Ethiopia was 20.2 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest outdoor air pollution exposure recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5 in 2017.
- What is the lowest outdoor air pollution exposure recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3 in 1998.
- How does Ethiopia rank for outdoor air pollution exposure?
- Ethiopia ranks 84th out of 241 countries with data for 2024.
- Is outdoor air pollution exposure rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Outdoor air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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