Air Quality Lab — Zaranj, Afghanistan
Air Quality Profile·
Zaranj reports an annual PM2.5 of 108.3 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Zaranj
Afghanistan
AfghanistanAnnual Average
HazardousWHO annual classification
108.3µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
4646 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
8282 µg/m³ — Hazardous
3737 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3838 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
103103 µg/m³ — Hazardous
135135 µg/m³ — Hazardous
189189 µg/m³ — Hazardous
213213 µg/m³ — Hazardous
187187 µg/m³ — Hazardous
118118 µg/m³ — Hazardous
7575 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
7878 µg/m³ — Hazardous
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
4646 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
8282 µg/m³ — Hazardous
3737 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3838 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
103103 µg/m³ — Hazardous
135135 µg/m³ — Hazardous
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
189189 µg/m³ — Hazardous
213213 µg/m³ — Hazardous
187187 µg/m³ — Hazardous
118118 µg/m³ — Hazardous
7575 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
7878 µg/m³ — Hazardous
Best months: Jan, Mar–AprWorst months: Jul–Sep
Unhealthy35–50 µg/m³Very Unhealthy50–75 µg/m³Hazardous>75 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
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How air quality compares
Compared across Afghanistan
Zaranj: 108.3 µg/m³. Typical range in Afghanistan: 26.5–38.1 µg/m³. Low anchor: Fayzabad, 19.8 µg/m³. High anchor: Mazār-e Sharīf, 68.2 µg/m³.
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