PM2.5 air pollution in Mozambique

The average concentration of fine particles (PM2.5) in Mozambique was 11.9 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
Mozambique, 2023 11.9 Micrograms per cubic metre
Change from 2022 +0.1% 2022: 11.9 µg/m³
Position in 2023 125th of 212 See the full ranking

PM2.5 air pollution in Mozambique 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 Mozambique
2023 11.9 µg/m³
2022 11.9 µg/m³
2021 11.7 µg/m³
2020 11.4 µg/m³
2019 11.6 µg/m³
2018 11.7 µg/m³
2017 11.5 µg/m³
2016 11.5 µg/m³
2015 11.7 µg/m³
2014 11.6 µg/m³
2013 11.6 µg/m³
2012 11.5 µg/m³
2011 11.4 µg/m³
2010 11.5 µg/m³

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.1% from 11.9 µg/m³ in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 11.6 µg/m³, the figure has changed by +2.7%.
  • Among the 212 countries with data for 2023, Mozambique has the 125th 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 Mozambique
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