Air Quality Lab — Pekanbaru, Indonesia
Air Quality Profile·
Pekanbaru reports an annual PM2.5 of 21.1 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Pekanbaru
Indonesia
IndonesiaAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
21.1µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
3434 µg/m³ — Poor
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2525 µg/m³ — Poor
2929 µg/m³ — Poor
2929 µg/m³ — Poor
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
3434 µg/m³ — Poor
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2525 µg/m³ — Poor
2929 µg/m³ — Poor
2929 µg/m³ — Poor
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
Best months: Jan–Feb, NovWorst months: Apr, Sep–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 Indonesia
Pekanbaru: 21.1 µg/m³. Typical range in Indonesia: 12.3–18.1 µg/m³. Low anchor: Ambon, 7.9 µg/m³. High anchor: Medan, 39.4 µg/m³.
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