PM2.5 air pollution in Afghanistan
The average concentration of fine particles (PM2.5) in Afghanistan was 49.3 micrograms per cubic metre in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2010.
Afghanistan, 2023
49.3
Change from 2022
−8.9%
Position in 2023
6th of 212
PM2.5 air pollution in Afghanistan over time
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Afghanistan
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Micrograms per cubic metre. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Afghanistan |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 49.3 µg/m³ |
| 2022 | 54.2 µg/m³ |
| 2021 | 55.7 µg/m³ |
| 2020 | 51.6 µg/m³ |
| 2019 | 60.1 µg/m³ |
| 2018 | 71.1 µg/m³ |
| 2017 | 72.1 µg/m³ |
| 2016 | 75.1 µg/m³ |
| 2015 | 71.5 µg/m³ |
| 2014 | 71.2 µg/m³ |
| 2013 | 73.8 µg/m³ |
| 2012 | 69.1 µg/m³ |
| 2011 | 70.0 µg/m³ |
| 2010 | 76.1 µg/m³ |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −8.9% from 54.2 µg/m³ in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 73.8 µg/m³, the figure has changed by −33.2%.
- Among the 212 countries with data for 2023, Afghanistan has the 6th highest value.