Outdoor air pollution exposure in Uganda
Uganda: Outdoor air pollution exposure was 37.3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Outdoor air pollution exposure in Uganda, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, outdoor air pollution exposure in Uganda stood at 37.3.
The figure is up 31.8% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outdoor air pollution exposure in Uganda peaked at 38.3 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 19, in 1999.
That places Uganda 24th out of 241 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Outdoor air pollution exposure in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 25.9 | — |
| 1999 | 19 | -26.6% |
| 2000 | 34.1 | +79.5% |
| 2001 | 38.3 | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 33.3 | -13.1% |
| 2003 | 33.1 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 33.1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 32 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 28.9 | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 34.1 | +18.0% |
| 2008 | 33 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 29.6 | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 34.7 | +17.2% |
| 2011 | 35.6 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 37.4 | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 38.3 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 34.6 | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 34.9 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 34.9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 32.2 | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 32.3 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 34.4 | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 36 | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 36.1 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 35 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 28.3 | -19.1% |
| 2024 | 37.3 | +31.8% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 37.3 is above the median for low income countries, which is 30.8, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 37.3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.2, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Outdoor air pollution exposure in Uganda 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 | +79.5% | 19 | 34.1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.45 | 19 | 25.9 | 2 |
| 2000s | 32.95 | 28.9 | 38.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.93 | 32.2 | 38.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.54 | 28.3 | 37.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More environment data for Uganda
- 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 0.1034 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -11.7 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.255 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 26.51 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outdoor air pollution exposure in Uganda?
- Outdoor air pollution exposure in Uganda was 37.3 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest outdoor air pollution exposure recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 38.3 in 2001.
- What is the lowest outdoor air pollution exposure recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 in 1999.
- How does Uganda rank for outdoor air pollution exposure?
- Uganda ranks 24th out of 241 countries with data for 2024.
- Is outdoor air pollution exposure rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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