PM2.5 air pollution in Middle Africa in 2023 — 36.3 µg/m³. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 1.4%.
1990–2023 · µg/m³
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle Africa
| Year | µg/m³ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 36.3 | −1.1 | −2.99% |
| 2022 | 37.4 | +1.4 | +3.99% |
| 2021 | 36 | −0.1 | −0.35% |
| 2020 | 36.1 | −0.9 | −2.3% |
| 2019 | 37 | +2 | +5.62% |
| 2018 | 35 | −0.2 | −0.56% |
| 2017 | 35.2 | −3 | −7.87% |
| 2016 | 38.2 | −2.8 | −6.73% |
| 2015 | 41 | +5.1 | +14.06% |
| 2014 | 35.9 | −3.7 | −9.26% |
| 2013 | 39.6 | +0.5 | +1.34% |
| 2012 | 39.1 | +1.6 | +4.27% |
| 2011 | 37.5 | −1.6 | −4.19% |
| 2010 | 39.1 | +2.2 | +6.02% |
| 2009 | 36.9 | −0.4 | −1.05% |
| 2008 | 37.3 | +1.2 | +3.22% |
| 2007 | 36.1 | −0.1 | −0.17% |
| 2006 | 36.2 | −2.6 | −6.79% |
| 2005 | 38.8 | −1.4 | −3.38% |
| 2004 | 40.2 | +2.7 | +7.21% |
| 2003 | 37.5 | −0.6 | −1.55% |
| 2002 | 38 | +0.3 | +0.77% |
| 2001 | 37.8 | −0.6 | −1.49% |
| 2000 | 38.3 | +0.6 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 37.8 | +0.1 | +0.39% |
| 1998 | 37.6 | +0.1 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 37.5 | +0.1 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 37.3 | +1 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 36.3 | −0.7 | −1.81% |
| 1994 | 37 | +0.1 | +0.39% |
| 1993 | 36.9 | +0.1 | +0.41% |
| 1992 | 36.7 | +0.2 | +0.43% |
| 1991 | 36.5 | −0.3 | −0.73% |
| 1990 | 36.8 | — | — |
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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