Air Quality Lab — Benin City, Nigeria
Air Quality Profile·
Benin City reports an annual PM2.5 of 54.4 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Benin City
Nigeria
NigeriaAnnual Average
Very UnhealthyWHO annual classification
54.4µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
102102 µg/m³ — Hazardous
8383 µg/m³ — Hazardous
5757 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
4545 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3636 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3333 µg/m³ — Poor
4040 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4444 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4040 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4848 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
5858 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
6868 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
102102 µg/m³ — Hazardous
8383 µg/m³ — Hazardous
5757 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
4545 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3636 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3333 µg/m³ — Poor
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
4040 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4444 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4040 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4848 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
5858 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
6868 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
Best months: May–JulWorst months: Jan–Feb, Dec
Poor25–35 µg/m³Unhealthy35–50 µg/m³Very Unhealthy50–75 µg/m³Hazardous>75 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
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How air quality compares
Compared across Nigeria
Benin City: 54.4 µg/m³. Typical range in Nigeria: 37.1–48.1 µg/m³. Low anchor: Bonny, 25.7 µg/m³. High anchor: Jos, 64.6 µg/m³.
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