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PM2.5 air pollution — South Sudan

PM2.5 air pollution in South Sudan in 2023 — 23.7 µg/m³. Ranked 136 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 1.8%.

2023 23.7 µg/m³ −2.53% vs 2022
World rank 136of 200
Period maximum 28.5 µg/m³2011
Period minimum 21 µg/m³1995

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — South Sudan, 1990–20232022242628301990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 24.1 µg/m³1991: 22.9 µg/m³1992: 23.2 µg/m³1993: 23.5 µg/m³1994: 23.8 µg/m³1995: 21 µg/m³1996: 24.4 µg/m³1997: 24.7 µg/m³1998: 25 µg/m³1999: 25.3 µg/m³2000: 27.2 µg/m³2001: 25.1 µg/m³2002: 24.7 µg/m³2003: 25 µg/m³2004: 25.4 µg/m³2005: 26.2 µg/m³2006: 23.9 µg/m³2007: 24.3 µg/m³2008: 24.7 µg/m³2009: 23.9 µg/m³2010: 25.1 µg/m³2011: 28.5 µg/m³2012: 25.9 µg/m³2013: 27.8 µg/m³2014: 23.7 µg/m³2015: 25 µg/m³2016: 24.6 µg/m³2017: 25.3 µg/m³2018: 21.7 µg/m³2019: 24.2 µg/m³2020: 23.1 µg/m³2021: 24.9 µg/m³2022: 24.3 µg/m³2023: 23.7 µg/m³
Change over the period: −0.4 (−1.84%) Average annual rate: -0.06 %

Comparison, 2023

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

South Sudan 23.7 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 — South Sudan, by year South Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 23.7 −0.6 −2.53%
2022 24.3 −0.6 −2.47%
2021 24.9 +1.8 +7.98%
2020 23.1 −1.2 −4.81%
2019 24.2 +2.5 +11.64%
2018 21.7 −3.6 −14.33%
2017 25.3 +0.8 +3.14%
2016 24.6 −0.4 −1.63%
2015 25 +1.2 +5.19%
2014 23.7 −4.1 −14.65%
2013 27.8 +1.9 +7.21%
2012 25.9 −2.6 −9.09%
2011 28.5 +3.4 +13.58%
2010 25.1 +1.2 +5.23%
2009 23.9 −0.8 −3.37%
2008 24.7 +0.4 +1.51%
2007 24.3 +0.4 +1.69%
2006 23.9 −2.3 −8.7%
2005 26.2 +0.9 +3.39%
2004 25.4 +0.3 +1.27%
2003 25 +0.3 +1.25%
2002 24.7 −0.4 −1.49%
2001 25.1 −2.1 −7.63%
2000 27.2 +1.8 +7.3%
1999 25.3 +0.3 +1.22%
1998 25 +0.3 +1.24%
1997 24.7 +0.3 +1.25%
1996 24.4 +3.4 +16.13%
1995 21 −2.8 −11.68%
1994 23.8 +0.3 +1.3%
1993 23.5 +0.3 +1.32%
1992 23.2 +0.3 +1.34%
1991 22.9 −1.2 −5.13%
1990 24.1 — —

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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