PM2.5 air pollution in Mauritania

The average concentration of fine particles (PM2.5) in Mauritania was 40.6 micrograms per cubic metre in 2023.

Measure: Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentration Unit: Micrograms per cubic metre Data: 2010 to 2023 Source: WHO
Mauritania, 2023 40.6 Micrograms per cubic metre
Change from 2022 −2.1% 2022: 41.4 µg/m³
Position in 2023 17th of 212 See the full ranking

PM2.5 air pollution in Mauritania 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 Mauritania
2023 40.6 µg/m³
2022 41.4 µg/m³
2021 43.1 µg/m³
2020 41.7 µg/m³
2019 40.5 µg/m³
2018 41.3 µg/m³
2017 43.3 µg/m³
2016 42.0 µg/m³
2015 44.1 µg/m³
2014 39.4 µg/m³
2013 38.7 µg/m³
2012 41.8 µg/m³
2011 40.6 µg/m³
2010 37.8 µg/m³

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.1% from 41.4 µg/m³ in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 38.7 µg/m³, the figure has changed by +4.9%.
  • Among the 212 countries with data for 2023, Mauritania has the 17th 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 Mauritania
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