PM2.5 air pollution exposure in South Africa
People in South Africa were exposed to an average PM2.5 concentration of 27.7 µg/m³ in 2023.
South Africa, 2023
27.7
Change from 2022
−2.7%
World, 2023
32.9 µg/m³
Median of G20 countries, 2023
14.3 µg/m³
Position in 2023
55th of 200
PM2.5 air pollution exposure in South Africa over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Micrograms per cubic metre. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | South Africa | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 27.7 µg/m³ | 32.9 µg/m³ |
| 2022 | 28.5 µg/m³ | 32.7 µg/m³ |
| 2021 | 27.7 µg/m³ | 33.2 µg/m³ |
| 2020 | 28.3 µg/m³ | 32.5 µg/m³ |
| 2019 | 28.9 µg/m³ | 33.4 µg/m³ |
| 2018 | 27.8 µg/m³ | 34.7 µg/m³ |
| 2017 | 28.8 µg/m³ | 35.0 µg/m³ |
| 2016 | 26.1 µg/m³ | 35.5 µg/m³ |
| 2015 | 28.5 µg/m³ | 36.5 µg/m³ |
| 2014 | 26.7 µg/m³ | 35.9 µg/m³ |
| 2013 | 28.4 µg/m³ | 36.0 µg/m³ |
| 2012 | 28.6 µg/m³ | 36.0 µg/m³ |
| 2011 | 28.5 µg/m³ | 37.4 µg/m³ |
| 2010 | 32.8 µg/m³ | 36.0 µg/m³ |
| 2009 | 28.4 µg/m³ | 36.1 µg/m³ |
| 2008 | 28.0 µg/m³ | 36.3 µg/m³ |
| 2007 | 27.9 µg/m³ | 36.0 µg/m³ |
| 2006 | 25.8 µg/m³ | 35.9 µg/m³ |
| 2005 | 21.7 µg/m³ | 36.4 µg/m³ |
| 2004 | 21.4 µg/m³ | 36.4 µg/m³ |
| 2003 | 21.3 µg/m³ | 36.7 µg/m³ |
| 2002 | 22.4 µg/m³ | 36.8 µg/m³ |
| 2001 | 23.0 µg/m³ | 36.2 µg/m³ |
| 2000 | 23.6 µg/m³ | 36.8 µg/m³ |
| 1999 | 23.8 µg/m³ | 36.4 µg/m³ |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2.7% from 28.5 µg/m³ in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 28.4 µg/m³, the figure has changed by −2.4%.
- Among the 200 countries with data for 2023, South Africa has the 55th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 32.9 µg/m³.