Air Quality Lab — Mendi, Papua New Guinea
Air Quality Profile·
Mendi reports an annual PM2.5 of 14.0 µg/m³. That's roughly double the WHO 2021 guideline but still far below the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Mendi
Papua New Guinea
Papua New GuineaAnnual Average
FairWHO annual classification
14.0µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
Best months: May, Jul–AugWorst months: Jan–Mar
Fair10–15 µg/m³Moderate15–25 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across Papua New Guinea
Mendi: 14.0 µg/m³. Typical range in Papua New Guinea: 7.8–11.3 µg/m³. Low anchor: Arawa, 5.4 µg/m³. High anchor: Goroka, 18.2 µg/m³.
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