Air Quality Lab — Pouytenga, Burkina Faso
Air Quality Profile·
Pouytenga reports an annual PM2.5 of 33.3 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Pouytenga
Burkina Faso
Burkina FasoAnnual Average
PoorWHO annual classification
33.3µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
4444 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
5151 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
3535 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4141 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3636 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
2929 µg/m³ — Poor
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
3434 µg/m³ — Poor
3434 µg/m³ — Poor
3232 µg/m³ — Poor
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
4444 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
5151 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
3535 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4141 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3636 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
2929 µg/m³ — Poor
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
3434 µg/m³ — Poor
3434 µg/m³ — Poor
3232 µg/m³ — Poor
Best months: Jul–SepWorst months: Jan–Feb, Apr
Moderate15–25 µg/m³Poor25–35 µg/m³Unhealthy35–50 µg/m³Very Unhealthy50–75 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across Burkina Faso
Pouytenga: 33.3 µg/m³. Typical range in Burkina Faso: 29.7–32.7 µg/m³. Low anchor: Dano, 27.2 µg/m³. High anchor: Ouagadougou, 40.3 µg/m³.
70 cities tracked