PM2.5 air pollution exposure in Mauritania

People in Mauritania were exposed to an average PM2.5 concentration of 46.5 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
Mauritania, 2023 46.5 Micrograms per cubic metre
Change from 2022 +3.2% 2022: 45.0 µg/m³
World, 2023 32.9 µg/m³ Official aggregate
Position in 2023 16th of 200 See the full ranking

PM2.5 air pollution exposure in Mauritania 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 MauritaniaWorld
2023 46.5 µg/m³ 32.9 µg/m³
2022 45.0 µg/m³ 32.7 µg/m³
2021 49.0 µg/m³ 33.2 µg/m³
2020 45.4 µg/m³ 32.5 µg/m³
2019 43.7 µg/m³ 33.4 µg/m³
2018 46.5 µg/m³ 34.7 µg/m³
2017 50.5 µg/m³ 35.0 µg/m³
2016 47.9 µg/m³ 35.5 µg/m³
2015 53.0 µg/m³ 36.5 µg/m³
2014 43.9 µg/m³ 35.9 µg/m³
2013 42.8 µg/m³ 36.0 µg/m³
2012 54.1 µg/m³ 36.0 µg/m³
2011 49.0 µg/m³ 37.4 µg/m³
2010 47.6 µg/m³ 36.0 µg/m³
2009 44.6 µg/m³ 36.1 µg/m³
2008 48.4 µg/m³ 36.3 µg/m³
2007 48.1 µg/m³ 36.0 µg/m³
2006 46.5 µg/m³ 35.9 µg/m³
2005 46.2 µg/m³ 36.4 µg/m³
2004 45.7 µg/m³ 36.4 µg/m³
2003 46.1 µg/m³ 36.7 µg/m³
2002 45.9 µg/m³ 36.8 µg/m³
2001 41.9 µg/m³ 36.2 µg/m³
2000 52.7 µg/m³ 36.8 µg/m³
1999 52.2 µg/m³ 36.4 µg/m³

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +3.2% from 45.0 µg/m³ in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 42.8 µg/m³, the figure has changed by +8.7%.
  • Among the 200 countries with data for 2023, Mauritania has the 16th 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 Mauritania
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