Air Quality Lab — Tŏkch’ŏn, North Korea
Air Quality Profile·
Tŏkch’ŏn reports an annual PM2.5 of 23.2 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Tŏkch’ŏn
North Korea
North KoreaAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
23.2µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
3636 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3232 µg/m³ — Poor
2929 µg/m³ — Poor
2828 µg/m³ — Poor
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
3232 µg/m³ — Poor
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
3636 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3232 µg/m³ — Poor
2929 µg/m³ — Poor
2828 µg/m³ — Poor
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
3232 µg/m³ — Poor
Best months: Jul–SepWorst months: Jan–Feb, Dec
Fair10–15 µg/m³Moderate15–25 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 North Korea
Tŏkch’ŏn: 23.2 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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