Air Quality Lab — Lusaka, Zambia
Air Quality Profile·
Lusaka reports an annual PM2.5 of 18.5 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Lusaka
Zambia
ZambiaAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
18.5µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
2828 µg/m³ — Poor
2727 µg/m³ — Poor
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
2828 µg/m³ — Poor
2727 µg/m³ — Poor
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
Best months: Apr–JunWorst months: Aug–Oct
Fair10–15 µg/m³Moderate15–25 µg/m³Poor25–35 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
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How air quality compares
Compared across Zambia
Lusaka: 18.5 µg/m³. Typical range in Zambia: 15.7–20.1 µg/m³. Low anchor: Kalomo, 13.0 µg/m³. High anchor: Chingola, 24.5 µg/m³.
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