Outdoor air pollution exposure in Tanzania
Tanzania: Outdoor air pollution exposure was 24.6 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Outdoor air pollution exposure in Tanzania, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 24.6 for outdoor air pollution exposure in 2024.
The figure is up 21.2% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outdoor air pollution exposure in Tanzania peaked at 25.2 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 12.4, in 1999.
Tanzania ranks 62nd 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 Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 15.4 | — |
| 1999 | 12.4 | -19.5% |
| 2000 | 22 | +77.4% |
| 2001 | 25.2 | +14.5% |
| 2002 | 19.8 | -21.4% |
| 2003 | 21.8 | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 22.3 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 22.9 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 20.3 | -11.4% |
| 2007 | 24.6 | +21.2% |
| 2008 | 23.4 | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 21.4 | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 22.9 | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 24.2 | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 24.1 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 23.7 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 22.5 | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 23.5 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 21.8 | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 20.6 | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 21.6 | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 21.9 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 22.7 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 21.2 | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 22.5 | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 20.3 | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 24.6 | +21.2% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 24.6 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.7, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 24.6 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.2, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Outdoor air pollution exposure 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +77.4% | 12.4 | 22 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.9 | 12.4 | 15.4 | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.37 | 19.8 | 25.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.68 | 20.6 | 24.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.26 | 20.3 | 24.6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 59 Bosnia and Herzegovina 25.2 compare
- 60 Eritrea 25 compare
- 61 Bhutan 24.7 compare
- 63 Lesotho 24.5 compare
- 64 South Africa 24.4 compare
- 65 South Sudan 24.1 compare
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 outdoor air pollution exposure in Tanzania?
- Outdoor air pollution exposure in Tanzania was 24.6 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest outdoor air pollution exposure recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2 in 2001.
- What is the lowest outdoor air pollution exposure recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4 in 1999.
- How does Tanzania rank for outdoor air pollution exposure?
- Tanzania ranks 62nd out of 241 countries with data for 2024.
- Is outdoor air pollution exposure rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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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