Air Quality Lab — Namp’o, North Korea
Air Quality Profile·
Namp’o reports an annual PM2.5 of 25.4 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Namp’o
North Korea
North KoreaAnnual Average
PoorWHO annual classification
25.4µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
3333 µg/m³ — Poor
3333 µg/m³ — Poor
2929 µg/m³ — Poor
2828 µg/m³ — Poor
2525 µg/m³ — Moderate
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2525 µg/m³ — Moderate
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
2727 µg/m³ — Poor
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
3333 µg/m³ — Poor
3333 µg/m³ — Poor
2929 µg/m³ — Poor
2828 µg/m³ — Poor
2525 µg/m³ — Moderate
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2525 µg/m³ — Moderate
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
2727 µg/m³ — Poor
Best months: Jul–SepWorst months: Jan–Mar
Moderate15–25 µg/m³Poor25–35 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across North Korea
Namp’o: 25.4 µg/m³. Typical range in North Korea: 18.3–23.2 µg/m³. Low anchor: Changam-ch’on, 16.0 µg/m³. High anchor: Man’gyŏngdae-ri, 30.1 µg/m³.
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