PM2.5 air pollution in Botswana
The average concentration of fine particles (PM2.5) in Botswana was 14.2 micrograms per cubic metre in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2010.
Botswana, 2023
14.2
Change from 2022
+4.2%
Position in 2023
109th of 212
PM2.5 air pollution in Botswana over time
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Botswana
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Micrograms per cubic metre. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Botswana |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 14.2 µg/m³ |
| 2022 | 13.7 µg/m³ |
| 2021 | 13.6 µg/m³ |
| 2020 | 12.7 µg/m³ |
| 2019 | 12.8 µg/m³ |
| 2018 | 12.9 µg/m³ |
| 2017 | 13.2 µg/m³ |
| 2016 | 12.8 µg/m³ |
| 2015 | 13.3 µg/m³ |
| 2014 | 12.6 µg/m³ |
| 2013 | 12.9 µg/m³ |
| 2012 | 13.2 µg/m³ |
| 2011 | 13.8 µg/m³ |
| 2010 | 14.2 µg/m³ |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +4.2% from 13.7 µg/m³ in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 12.9 µg/m³, the figure has changed by +10.6%.
- Among the 212 countries with data for 2023, Botswana has the 109th highest value.