PM2.5 air pollution in Angola

The average concentration of fine particles (PM2.5) in Angola was 21.2 micrograms per cubic metre in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2010.

Measure: Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentration Unit: Micrograms per cubic metre Data: 2010 to 2023 Source: WHO
Angola, 2023 21.2 Micrograms per cubic metre
Change from 2022 +7.5% 2022: 19.7 µg/m³
Position in 2023 74th of 212 See the full ranking

PM2.5 air pollution in Angola over time

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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.

Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentration (micrograms per cubic metre), 2010 to 2023
Period Angola
2023 21.2 µg/m³
2022 19.7 µg/m³
2021 19.4 µg/m³
2020 19.3 µg/m³
2019 20.1 µg/m³
2018 19.0 µg/m³
2017 19.1 µg/m³
2016 19.8 µg/m³
2015 19.3 µg/m³
2014 18.4 µg/m³
2013 19.2 µg/m³
2012 19.0 µg/m³
2011 19.2 µg/m³
2010 18.8 µg/m³

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +7.5% from 19.7 µg/m³ in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 19.2 µg/m³, the figure has changed by +10.3%.
  • Among the 212 countries with data for 2023, Angola has the 74th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code
SDGPM25 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
Dim1=RESIDENCEAREATYPE_TOTL
Observation period
2010 to 2023 for Angola
Provider update
8 May 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory