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PM2.5 air pollution — all countries

PM2.5 air pollution — Lesotho

PM2.5 air pollution in Lesotho in 2023 — 26.4 µg/m³. Ranked 143 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 13.7%.

2023 26.4 µg/m³ −14.04% vs 2022
World rank 143of 200
Period maximum 33.5 µg/m³2010
Period minimum 24.2 µg/m³2005

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Lesotho, 1990–202322.52527.53032.5351990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 30.6 µg/m³1991: 30.8 µg/m³1992: 30.6 µg/m³1993: 30.4 µg/m³1994: 30.2 µg/m³1995: 30.8 µg/m³1996: 29.8 µg/m³1997: 29.6 µg/m³1998: 29.4 µg/m³1999: 29.2 µg/m³2000: 28.5 µg/m³2001: 29.4 µg/m³2002: 29.6 µg/m³2003: 26.6 µg/m³2004: 24.3 µg/m³2005: 24.2 µg/m³2006: 28.2 µg/m³2007: 30.1 µg/m³2008: 29.5 µg/m³2009: 30.2 µg/m³2010: 33.5 µg/m³2011: 30.4 µg/m³2012: 27.1 µg/m³2013: 27 µg/m³2014: 25.5 µg/m³2015: 26.9 µg/m³2016: 24.3 µg/m³2017: 28.6 µg/m³2018: 27.4 µg/m³2019: 25.9 µg/m³2020: 27.1 µg/m³2021: 27.1 µg/m³2022: 30.8 µg/m³2023: 26.4 µg/m³
Change over the period: −4.2 (−13.67%) Average annual rate: -0.44 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Lesotho 26.4 µg/m³
World 32.9 µg/m³
Sub-Saharan Africa 35.4 µg/m³
Southern Africa computed 26.4 µg/m³
Lower-middle-income countries computed 47.3 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 26.4 −4.3 −14.04%
2022 30.8 +3.6 +13.44%
2021 27.1 +0 +0.04%
2020 27.1 +1.2 +4.7%
2019 25.9 −1.5 −5.41%
2018 27.4 −1.2 −4.26%
2017 28.6 +4.3 +17.8%
2016 24.3 −2.6 −9.65%
2015 26.9 +1.4 +5.49%
2014 25.5 −1.5 −5.65%
2013 27 −0.1 −0.33%
2012 27.1 −3.4 −11.06%
2011 30.4 −3.1 −9.12%
2010 33.5 +3.2 +10.73%
2009 30.2 +0.8 +2.56%
2008 29.5 −0.6 −1.99%
2007 30.1 +1.9 +6.65%
2006 28.2 +4 +16.41%
2005 24.2 −0.1 −0.26%
2004 24.3 −2.3 −8.76%
2003 26.6 −3 −10.01%
2002 29.6 +0.1 +0.5%
2001 29.4 +0.9 +3.19%
2000 28.5 −0.6 −2.17%
1999 29.2 −0.2 −0.71%
1998 29.4 −0.2 −0.71%
1997 29.6 −0.2 −0.7%
1996 29.8 −1.1 −3.42%
1995 30.8 +0.6 +2.11%
1994 30.2 −0.2 −0.69%
1993 30.4 −0.2 −0.68%
1992 30.6 −0.2 −0.68%
1991 30.8 +0.2 +0.7%
1990 30.6 — —

Southern Africa, 2023

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

BW Botswana 13.2 NA Namibia 14.2 SZ Eswatini 16.7 LS Lesotho 26.4 ZA South Africa 27.7
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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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