Contact Contacts
PM2.5 air pollution — all countries

PM2.5 air pollution — Nigeria

PM2.5 air pollution in Nigeria in 2023 — 65.7 µg/m³. Ranked 197 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 1.6%.

2023 65.7 µg/m³ −6.91% vs 2022
World rank 197of 200
Period maximum 75.1 µg/m³2015
Period minimum 51.5 µg/m³2003

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Nigeria, 1990–2023506070801990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 64.7 µg/m³1991: 63.7 µg/m³1992: 64.1 µg/m³1993: 64.4 µg/m³1994: 64.8 µg/m³1995: 62.4 µg/m³1996: 65.5 µg/m³1997: 65.9 µg/m³1998: 66.3 µg/m³1999: 66.6 µg/m³2000: 68.4 µg/m³2001: 58.1 µg/m³2002: 61.7 µg/m³2003: 51.5 µg/m³2004: 61.8 µg/m³2005: 57.2 µg/m³2006: 63.3 µg/m³2007: 67.3 µg/m³2008: 66.8 µg/m³2009: 60 µg/m³2010: 57 µg/m³2011: 60.6 µg/m³2012: 59.6 µg/m³2013: 52.2 µg/m³2014: 54.1 µg/m³2015: 75.1 µg/m³2016: 69.4 µg/m³2017: 68.2 µg/m³2018: 60.1 µg/m³2019: 56.2 µg/m³2020: 63.7 µg/m³2021: 63.8 µg/m³2022: 70.6 µg/m³2023: 65.7 µg/m³
Change over the period: +1 (+1.55%) Average annual rate: 0.05 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Nigeria 65.7 µg/m³
World 32.9 µg/m³
Sub-Saharan Africa 35.4 µg/m³
Western Africa computed 50.9 µg/m³
Lower-middle-income countries computed 47.3 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution — Nigeria, by year Nigeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 65.7 −4.9 −6.91%
2022 70.6 +6.9 +10.77%
2021 63.8 +0 +0.08%
2020 63.7 +7.5 +13.4%
2019 56.2 −3.9 −6.48%
2018 60.1 −8.2 −11.96%
2017 68.2 −1.1 −1.65%
2016 69.4 −5.8 −7.66%
2015 75.1 +21 +38.79%
2014 54.1 +1.9 +3.62%
2013 52.2 −7.4 −12.38%
2012 59.6 −1 −1.61%
2011 60.6 +3.6 +6.23%
2010 57 −2.9 −4.87%
2009 60 −6.8 −10.24%
2008 66.8 −0.5 −0.75%
2007 67.3 +4 +6.37%
2006 63.3 +6.1 +10.65%
2005 57.2 −4.6 −7.46%
2004 61.8 +10.3 +20.05%
2003 51.5 −10.2 −16.58%
2002 61.7 +3.6 +6.17%
2001 58.1 −10.3 −15.06%
2000 68.4 +1.8 +2.67%
1999 66.6 +0.4 +0.56%
1998 66.3 +0.4 +0.56%
1997 65.9 +0.4 +0.56%
1996 65.5 +3.2 +5.11%
1995 62.4 −2.4 −3.78%
1994 64.8 +0.4 +0.57%
1993 64.4 +0.4 +0.58%
1992 64.1 +0.4 +0.58%
1991 63.7 −1 −1.61%
1990 64.7 — —

Western Africa, 2023

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

LR Liberia 17.9 CV Cabo Verde 20.2 CI Côte d'Ivoire 20.4 SL Sierra Leone 22.5 GN Guinea 27.3 GH Ghana 28.1 GW Guinea-Bissau 32.3 TG Togo 34.3 ML Mali 35.5 BF Burkina Faso 37.3 GM Gambia 38.3 BJ Benin 39.7 SN Senegal 41.6 MR Mauritania 46.5 NE Niger 65.2 NG Nigeria 65.7
Full table for all countries

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.

Other indicators for Nigeria

Mortality Air pollution death rate

How many deaths per 100,000 people are attributed to dirty air — outdoors and in the home.

Nigeria by year Emissions CO2 emissions

Annual carbon dioxide emissions from burning fuel and producing cement.

Nigeria by year Demography Urban population share

What part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.

Nigeria by year Environment Forest cover

What share of a country's territory is covered by forest.

Nigeria by year Environment Forest area

The absolute area of forest in square kilometers.

Nigeria by year Environment Protected areas

The share of land and sea under protection — nature reserves, national parks, sanctuaries.

Nigeria by year
All indicators for Nigeria