PM2.5 air pollution in Southern Africa in 2023 — 26.4 µg/m³. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 12.7%.
1990–2023 · µg/m³
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Africa
| Year | µg/m³ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 26.4 | −1 | −3.52% |
| 2022 | 27.4 | +0.9 | +3.31% |
| 2021 | 26.5 | −0.5 | −1.82% |
| 2020 | 27 | −0.6 | −2.05% |
| 2019 | 27.6 | +0.9 | +3.25% |
| 2018 | 26.7 | −0.8 | −2.93% |
| 2017 | 27.5 | +2.4 | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 25.1 | −2.3 | −8.38% |
| 2015 | 27.4 | +1.8 | +7.04% |
| 2014 | 25.6 | −1.8 | −6.43% |
| 2013 | 27.3 | −0.3 | −1% |
| 2012 | 27.6 | +0 | +0.03% |
| 2011 | 27.6 | −4.1 | −13.04% |
| 2010 | 31.8 | +4.3 | +15.59% |
| 2009 | 27.5 | +0.3 | +1.22% |
| 2008 | 27.1 | +0 | +0.17% |
| 2007 | 27.1 | +2 | +7.95% |
| 2006 | 25.1 | +3.7 | +17.21% |
| 2005 | 21.4 | +0.3 | +1.49% |
| 2004 | 21.1 | +0 | +0.09% |
| 2003 | 21.1 | −1.2 | −5.24% |
| 2002 | 22.2 | −0.6 | −2.48% |
| 2001 | 22.8 | −0.5 | −2.11% |
| 2000 | 23.3 | −0.2 | −0.88% |
| 1999 | 23.5 | −0 | −0.08% |
| 1998 | 23.5 | −0 | −0.07% |
| 1997 | 23.5 | −0 | −0.07% |
| 1996 | 23.6 | −0.4 | −1.66% |
| 1995 | 24 | +0.4 | +1.54% |
| 1994 | 23.6 | −0 | −0.07% |
| 1993 | 23.6 | −0 | −0.07% |
| 1992 | 23.6 | −0 | −0.08% |
| 1991 | 23.6 | +0.2 | +0.74% |
| 1990 | 23.5 | — | — |
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.
Emissions CO2 emissionsAnnual carbon dioxide emissions from burning fuel and producing cement.
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