Air Quality Lab — Zouérat, Mauritania
Air Quality Profile·
Zouérat reports an annual PM2.5 of 36.2 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Zouérat
Mauritania
MauritaniaAnnual Average
UnhealthyWHO annual classification
36.2µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
3434 µg/m³ — Poor
3636 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
2525 µg/m³ — Poor
3030 µg/m³ — Poor
5353 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
5555 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
4949 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4747 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
2828 µg/m³ — Poor
2727 µg/m³ — Poor
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
3434 µg/m³ — Poor
3636 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
2525 µg/m³ — Poor
3030 µg/m³ — Poor
5353 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
5555 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
4949 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4747 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
2828 µg/m³ — Poor
2727 µg/m³ — Poor
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
Best months: Jan, Apr, DecWorst months: Jun–Aug
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 Mauritania
Zouérat: 36.2 µg/m³. Typical range in Mauritania: 31.9–36.8 µg/m³. Low anchor: Néma, 27.0 µg/m³. High anchor: Nouakchott, 38.1 µg/m³.
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