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PM2.5 air pollution — all countries

PM2.5 air pollution — Namibia

PM2.5 air pollution in Namibia in 2023 — 14.2 µg/m³. Ranked 77 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 12.8%.

2023 14.2 µg/m³ −14.82% vs 2022
World rank 77of 200
Period maximum 21.2 µg/m³2010
Period minimum 14.2 µg/m³2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Namibia, 1990–202314161820221990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 16.3 µg/m³1991: 16.2 µg/m³1992: 16.2 µg/m³1993: 16.3 µg/m³1994: 16.3 µg/m³1995: 16 µg/m³1996: 16.5 µg/m³1997: 16.5 µg/m³1998: 16.6 µg/m³1999: 16.7 µg/m³2000: 16.9 µg/m³2001: 17.5 µg/m³2002: 17.8 µg/m³2003: 16.2 µg/m³2004: 15.6 µg/m³2005: 16.3 µg/m³2006: 16.7 µg/m³2007: 18.3 µg/m³2008: 18.7 µg/m³2009: 17.4 µg/m³2010: 21.2 µg/m³2011: 19.1 µg/m³2012: 17.8 µg/m³2013: 17 µg/m³2014: 14.6 µg/m³2015: 16.4 µg/m³2016: 15.2 µg/m³2017: 15.4 µg/m³2018: 16.5 µg/m³2019: 15.5 µg/m³2020: 14.4 µg/m³2021: 14.5 µg/m³2022: 16.7 µg/m³2023: 14.2 µg/m³
Change over the period: −2.1 (−12.77%) Average annual rate: -0.41 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Namibia 14.2 µg/m³
World 32.9 µg/m³
Sub-Saharan Africa 35.4 µg/m³
Southern Africa computed 26.4 µg/m³
Upper-middle-income countries computed 26.6 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution — Namibia, by year Namibia All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 14.2 −2.5 −14.82%
2022 16.7 +2.2 +15.56%
2021 14.5 +0 +0.15%
2020 14.4 −1 −6.65%
2019 15.5 −1.1 −6.53%
2018 16.5 +1.1 +7.28%
2017 15.4 +0.2 +1.58%
2016 15.2 −1.3 −7.66%
2015 16.4 +1.8 +12.46%
2014 14.6 −2.4 −14.09%
2013 17 −0.7 −4.2%
2012 17.8 −1.4 −7.28%
2011 19.1 −2 −9.66%
2010 21.2 +3.8 +21.65%
2009 17.4 −1.2 −6.59%
2008 18.7 +0.4 +2.12%
2007 18.3 +1.6 +9.44%
2006 16.7 +0.4 +2.39%
2005 16.3 +0.7 +4.16%
2004 15.6 −0.6 −3.49%
2003 16.2 −1.6 −9.01%
2002 17.8 +0.4 +2.03%
2001 17.5 +0.6 +3.28%
2000 16.9 +0.3 +1.56%
1999 16.7 +0.1 +0.36%
1998 16.6 +0.1 +0.36%
1997 16.5 +0.1 +0.37%
1996 16.5 +0.5 +2.87%
1995 16 −0.3 −2.08%
1994 16.3 +0.1 +0.37%
1993 16.3 +0.1 +0.37%
1992 16.2 +0.1 +0.37%
1991 16.2 −0.1 −0.86%
1990 16.3 — —

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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