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PM2.5 air pollution — all countries

PM2.5 air pollution — Equatorial Guinea

PM2.5 air pollution in Equatorial Guinea in 2023 — 42.2 µg/m³. Ranked 181 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 0.7%.

2023 42.2 µg/m³ −3.22% vs 2022
World rank 181of 200
Period maximum 43.6 µg/m³2022
Period minimum 33.1 µg/m³2006

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2023303540451990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 42.5 µg/m³1991: 40.9 µg/m³1992: 40.9 µg/m³1993: 40.8 µg/m³1994: 40.7 µg/m³1995: 37.6 µg/m³1996: 40.5 µg/m³1997: 40.4 µg/m³1998: 40.3 µg/m³1999: 40.3 µg/m³2000: 41.7 µg/m³2001: 37 µg/m³2002: 38 µg/m³2003: 35.3 µg/m³2004: 39 µg/m³2005: 36.3 µg/m³2006: 33.1 µg/m³2007: 33.7 µg/m³2008: 36 µg/m³2009: 33.6 µg/m³2010: 36.5 µg/m³2011: 36 µg/m³2012: 37.2 µg/m³2013: 39.3 µg/m³2014: 35 µg/m³2015: 42.6 µg/m³2016: 42.1 µg/m³2017: 38.1 µg/m³2018: 36.1 µg/m³2019: 37.9 µg/m³2020: 40.9 µg/m³2021: 41.6 µg/m³2022: 43.6 µg/m³2023: 42.2 µg/m³
Change over the period: −0.3 (−0.7%) Average annual rate: -0.02 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea 42.2 µg/m³
World 32.9 µg/m³
Sub-Saharan Africa 35.4 µg/m³
Middle Africa computed 36.3 µg/m³
Upper-middle-income countries computed 26.6 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution — Equatorial Guinea, by year Equatorial Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 42.2 −1.4 −3.22%
2022 43.6 +2 +4.89%
2021 41.6 +0.7 +1.65%
2020 40.9 +3.1 +8.07%
2019 37.9 +1.7 +4.75%
2018 36.1 −2 −5.2%
2017 38.1 −4 −9.44%
2016 42.1 −0.5 −1.24%
2015 42.6 +7.6 +21.75%
2014 35 −4.2 −10.79%
2013 39.3 +2.1 +5.57%
2012 37.2 +1.2 +3.28%
2011 36 −0.5 −1.43%
2010 36.5 +2.9 +8.54%
2009 33.6 −2.4 −6.56%
2008 36 +2.3 +6.75%
2007 33.7 +0.7 +2.01%
2006 33.1 −3.2 −8.89%
2005 36.3 −2.7 −6.82%
2004 39 +3.6 +10.19%
2003 35.3 −2.7 −7.02%
2002 38 +1 +2.81%
2001 37 −4.7 −11.23%
2000 41.7 +1.4 +3.48%
1999 40.3 −0.1 −0.22%
1998 40.3 −0.1 −0.21%
1997 40.4 −0.1 −0.21%
1996 40.5 +2.9 +7.68%
1995 37.6 −3.1 −7.53%
1994 40.7 −0.1 −0.21%
1993 40.8 −0.1 −0.21%
1992 40.9 −0.1 −0.21%
1991 40.9 −1.6 −3.7%
1990 42.5 — —

Middle Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

ST Sao Tome and Principe 15.1 AO Angola 19.9 GA Gabon 31.3 CF Central African Republic 33.3 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 35.8 CG Republic of the Congo 36.5 GQ Equatorial Guinea 42.2 TD Chad 43 CM Cameroon 55.6
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About the indicator

The mean annual concentration of suspended particles smaller than 2.5 micrometers, weighted by population — that is, the concentration residents are actually exposed to rather than the average across the territory. The WHO guideline of 2021 is no more than 5 µg/m³; in the most polluted countries values exceed it more than tenfold.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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