Air Quality Lab — Malakal, South Sudan
Air Quality Profile·
Malakal reports an annual PM2.5 of 24.5 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Malakal
South Sudan
South SudanAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
24.5µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
3232 µg/m³ — Poor
4040 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
2929 µg/m³ — Poor
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
3232 µg/m³ — Poor
4040 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
2929 µg/m³ — Poor
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
Best months: May, Aug, DecWorst months: Feb–Apr
Moderate15–25 µg/m³Poor25–35 µg/m³Unhealthy35–50 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
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How air quality compares
Compared across South Sudan
Malakal: 24.5 µg/m³. Typical range in South Sudan: 23.0–25.0 µg/m³. Low anchor: Torit, 18.1 µg/m³. High anchor: Aweil, 27.8 µg/m³.
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