PM2.5 air pollution in Eastern Africa in 2023 — 22 µg/m³. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 9.1%.
1990–2023 · µg/m³
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eastern Africa
| Year | µg/m³ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 22 | −1 | −4.28% |
| 2022 | 23 | +0.8 | +3.83% |
| 2021 | 22.1 | −0.7 | −2.86% |
| 2020 | 22.8 | −0.1 | −0.31% |
| 2019 | 22.9 | +1.1 | +4.93% |
| 2018 | 21.8 | +0.3 | +1.37% |
| 2017 | 21.5 | −0.7 | −3.34% |
| 2016 | 22.2 | −0.6 | −2.75% |
| 2015 | 22.9 | +1.5 | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 21.3 | −2.7 | −11.4% |
| 2013 | 24.1 | +0.2 | +1.01% |
| 2012 | 23.9 | −0.5 | −2.04% |
| 2011 | 24.3 | +0.1 | +0.53% |
| 2010 | 24.2 | +1.9 | +8.38% |
| 2009 | 22.3 | −1.4 | −5.88% |
| 2008 | 23.7 | +0.2 | +0.88% |
| 2007 | 23.5 | +0.8 | +3.53% |
| 2006 | 22.7 | +1.1 | +5.17% |
| 2005 | 21.6 | +0.2 | +0.94% |
| 2004 | 21.4 | +0 | +0.08% |
| 2003 | 21.4 | −1.2 | −5.5% |
| 2002 | 22.6 | −1.9 | −7.93% |
| 2001 | 24.6 | +2.5 | +11.55% |
| 2000 | 22 | +0.9 | +4.23% |
| 1999 | 21.2 | +0.2 | +0.92% |
| 1998 | 21 | +0.2 | +0.99% |
| 1997 | 20.8 | +0.3 | +1.23% |
| 1996 | 20.5 | +1.7 | +8.82% |
| 1995 | 18.8 | −1.3 | −6.4% |
| 1994 | 20.1 | +0.1 | +0.35% |
| 1993 | 20.1 | +0.2 | +0.91% |
| 1992 | 19.9 | +0.2 | +0.99% |
| 1991 | 19.7 | −0.5 | −2.44% |
| 1990 | 20.2 | — | — |
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.
How many deaths per 100,000 people are attributed to dirty air — outdoors and in the home.
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