PM2.5 air pollution exposure in Chad

People in Chad were exposed to an average PM2.5 concentration of 43.0 µg/m³ in 2023.

Measure: Mean annual exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) Unit: Micrograms per cubic metre Data: 1990 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Chad, 2023 43.0 Micrograms per cubic metre
Change from 2022 +1.3% 2022: 42.4 µg/m³
World, 2023 32.9 µg/m³ Official aggregate
Position in 2023 18th of 200 See the full ranking

PM2.5 air pollution exposure in Chad over time

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Micrograms per cubic metre. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Mean annual exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) (micrograms per cubic metre), 1999 to 2023
Period ChadWorld
2023 43.0 µg/m³ 32.9 µg/m³
2022 42.4 µg/m³ 32.7 µg/m³
2021 40.2 µg/m³ 33.2 µg/m³
2020 41.4 µg/m³ 32.5 µg/m³
2019 41.6 µg/m³ 33.4 µg/m³
2018 43.9 µg/m³ 34.7 µg/m³
2017 47.8 µg/m³ 35.0 µg/m³
2016 49.5 µg/m³ 35.5 µg/m³
2015 53.0 µg/m³ 36.5 µg/m³
2014 42.6 µg/m³ 35.9 µg/m³
2013 42.9 µg/m³ 36.0 µg/m³
2012 44.0 µg/m³ 36.0 µg/m³
2011 44.9 µg/m³ 37.4 µg/m³
2010 43.4 µg/m³ 36.0 µg/m³
2009 45.2 µg/m³ 36.1 µg/m³
2008 45.1 µg/m³ 36.3 µg/m³
2007 45.5 µg/m³ 36.0 µg/m³
2006 46.2 µg/m³ 35.9 µg/m³
2005 45.4 µg/m³ 36.4 µg/m³
2004 47.1 µg/m³ 36.4 µg/m³
2003 42.4 µg/m³ 36.7 µg/m³
2002 43.6 µg/m³ 36.8 µg/m³
2001 40.5 µg/m³ 36.2 µg/m³
2000 45.7 µg/m³ 36.8 µg/m³
1999 43.8 µg/m³ 36.4 µg/m³

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.3% from 42.4 µg/m³ in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 42.9 µg/m³, the figure has changed by +0.1%.
  • Among the 200 countries with data for 2023, Chad has the 18th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2023 was 32.9 µg/m³.

Source and dates

Original producer
Global Burden of Disease Study, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.ATM.PM25.MC.M3 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2023 for Chad
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Global Burden of Disease Study, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation