PM2.5 air pollution in Northern Africa in 2023 — 32.4 µg/m³. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 4.1%.
1990–2023 · µg/m³
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Northern Africa
| Year | µg/m³ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 32.4 | −0.9 | −2.74% |
| 2022 | 33.3 | +1.3 | +3.95% |
| 2021 | 32 | +2.3 | +7.56% |
| 2020 | 29.8 | −2.8 | −8.55% |
| 2019 | 32.5 | −0.6 | −1.67% |
| 2018 | 33.1 | −0.6 | −1.89% |
| 2017 | 33.7 | −0 | −0.1% |
| 2016 | 33.8 | +0 | +0.09% |
| 2015 | 33.7 | +2.1 | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 31.6 | −2 | −6.05% |
| 2013 | 33.7 | +1.8 | +5.52% |
| 2012 | 31.9 | −0 | −0.11% |
| 2011 | 31.9 | −2.6 | −7.54% |
| 2010 | 34.6 | +1.7 | +5.12% |
| 2009 | 32.9 | +1.2 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 31.7 | +0.3 | +0.92% |
| 2007 | 31.4 | −1.5 | −4.56% |
| 2006 | 32.9 | −2.4 | −6.81% |
| 2005 | 35.3 | −3 | −7.82% |
| 2004 | 38.3 | −0.6 | −1.45% |
| 2003 | 38.9 | +3.8 | +10.83% |
| 2002 | 35.1 | +0.9 | +2.49% |
| 2001 | 34.2 | +0.2 | +0.61% |
| 2000 | 34 | +0 | +0.06% |
| 1999 | 34 | +0.3 | +0.95% |
| 1998 | 33.7 | +0.3 | +0.92% |
| 1997 | 33.4 | +0.3 | +0.88% |
| 1996 | 33.1 | −0.3 | −0.89% |
| 1995 | 33.4 | +0.9 | +2.67% |
| 1994 | 32.5 | +0.3 | +0.88% |
| 1993 | 32.2 | +0.3 | +0.88% |
| 1992 | 31.9 | +0.3 | +0.89% |
| 1991 | 31.7 | +0.6 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 31.1 | — | — |
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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