PM2.5 air pollution exposure in Nigeria

People in Nigeria were exposed to an average PM2.5 concentration of 65.7 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
Nigeria, 2023 65.7 Micrograms per cubic metre
Change from 2022 −6.9% 2022: 70.6 µg/m³
World, 2023 32.9 µg/m³ Official aggregate
Position in 2023 4th of 200 See the full ranking

PM2.5 air pollution exposure in Nigeria 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 NigeriaWorld
2023 65.7 µg/m³ 32.9 µg/m³
2022 70.6 µg/m³ 32.7 µg/m³
2021 63.8 µg/m³ 33.2 µg/m³
2020 63.7 µg/m³ 32.5 µg/m³
2019 56.2 µg/m³ 33.4 µg/m³
2018 60.1 µg/m³ 34.7 µg/m³
2017 68.2 µg/m³ 35.0 µg/m³
2016 69.4 µg/m³ 35.5 µg/m³
2015 75.1 µg/m³ 36.5 µg/m³
2014 54.1 µg/m³ 35.9 µg/m³
2013 52.2 µg/m³ 36.0 µg/m³
2012 59.6 µg/m³ 36.0 µg/m³
2011 60.6 µg/m³ 37.4 µg/m³
2010 57.0 µg/m³ 36.0 µg/m³
2009 60.0 µg/m³ 36.1 µg/m³
2008 66.8 µg/m³ 36.3 µg/m³
2007 67.3 µg/m³ 36.0 µg/m³
2006 63.3 µg/m³ 35.9 µg/m³
2005 57.2 µg/m³ 36.4 µg/m³
2004 61.8 µg/m³ 36.4 µg/m³
2003 51.5 µg/m³ 36.7 µg/m³
2002 61.7 µg/m³ 36.8 µg/m³
2001 58.1 µg/m³ 36.2 µg/m³
2000 68.4 µg/m³ 36.8 µg/m³
1999 66.6 µg/m³ 36.4 µg/m³

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −6.9% from 70.6 µg/m³ in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 52.2 µg/m³, the figure has changed by +25.8%.
  • Among the 200 countries with data for 2023, Nigeria has the 4th 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 Nigeria
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