Air Quality Lab — Yuktae-dong, North Korea
Air Quality Profile·
Yuktae-dong reports an annual PM2.5 of 17.7 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Yuktae-dong
North Korea
North KoreaAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
17.7µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1515 µg/m³ — Moderate
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1515 µg/m³ — Moderate
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
Best months: Jul–SepWorst months: Feb–Apr
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 North Korea
Yuktae-dong: 17.7 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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