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PM2.5 air pollution — all countries

PM2.5 air pollution — Ethiopia

PM2.5 air pollution in Ethiopia in 2023 — 23.8 µg/m³. Ranked 138 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 11.7%.

2023 23.8 µg/m³ +1.18% vs 2022
World rank 138of 200
Period maximum 25.2 µg/m³2011
Period minimum 18.4 µg/m³1995

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Ethiopia, 1990–202318202224261990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 21.3 µg/m³1991: 20.3 µg/m³1992: 20.4 µg/m³1993: 20.4 µg/m³1994: 20.5 µg/m³1995: 18.4 µg/m³1996: 20.6 µg/m³1997: 20.7 µg/m³1998: 20.8 µg/m³1999: 20.9 µg/m³2000: 22 µg/m³2001: 25.2 µg/m³2002: 23.8 µg/m³2003: 22.2 µg/m³2004: 22.4 µg/m³2005: 22.7 µg/m³2006: 23 µg/m³2007: 23.2 µg/m³2008: 23.4 µg/m³2009: 22.7 µg/m³2010: 24.2 µg/m³2011: 25.2 µg/m³2012: 24.5 µg/m³2013: 24.9 µg/m³2014: 21.8 µg/m³2015: 24.8 µg/m³2016: 23.7 µg/m³2017: 25.1 µg/m³2018: 23.9 µg/m³2019: 22.8 µg/m³2020: 23.9 µg/m³2021: 23.8 µg/m³2022: 23.5 µg/m³2023: 23.8 µg/m³
Change over the period: +2.5 (+11.7%) Average annual rate: 0.34 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Ethiopia 23.8 µg/m³
World 32.9 µg/m³
Sub-Saharan Africa 35.4 µg/m³
Eastern Africa computed 22 µg/m³
Low-income countries computed 31.1 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 23.8 +0.3 +1.18%
2022 23.5 −0.3 −1.1%
2021 23.8 −0.1 −0.49%
2020 23.9 +1.1 +4.89%
2019 22.8 −1.1 −4.78%
2018 23.9 −1.2 −4.75%
2017 25.1 +1.5 +6.19%
2016 23.7 −1.2 −4.65%
2015 24.8 +3 +13.99%
2014 21.8 −3.1 −12.41%
2013 24.9 +0.3 +1.32%
2012 24.5 −0.7 −2.77%
2011 25.2 +1.1 +4.42%
2010 24.2 +1.5 +6.52%
2009 22.7 −0.7 −2.85%
2008 23.4 +0.1 +0.51%
2007 23.2 +0.3 +1.22%
2006 23 +0.3 +1.18%
2005 22.7 +0.3 +1.12%
2004 22.4 +0.2 +0.98%
2003 22.2 −1.6 −6.54%
2002 23.8 −1.4 −5.55%
2001 25.2 +3.2 +14.34%
2000 22 +1.2 +5.54%
1999 20.9 +0.1 +0.34%
1998 20.8 +0.1 +0.34%
1997 20.7 +0.1 +0.34%
1996 20.6 +2.2 +12.16%
1995 18.4 −2.1 −10.23%
1994 20.5 +0.1 +0.34%
1993 20.4 +0.1 +0.35%
1992 20.4 +0.1 +0.35%
1991 20.3 −1 −4.76%
1990 21.3 — —

Eastern Africa, 2023

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

SC Seychelles 9.3 KM Comoros 10.2 MG Madagascar 12.4 MZ Mozambique 13.7 MU Mauritius 14.1 ZW Zimbabwe 15 MW Malawi 16.7 SO Somalia 18.5 TZ Tanzania 20.2 ZM Zambia 20.2 KE Kenya 20.3 SS South Sudan 23.7 ET Ethiopia 23.8 UG Uganda 31.2 ER Eritrea 33.7 BI Burundi 35.7 RW Rwanda 36 DJ Djibouti 40.3
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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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