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Air quality in Ethiopia

Capital: Addis AbabaAmharic, English, Tigrinya, SomaliUpdated October 2026
24µg/m³ national average

Air quality in Ethiopia

People in Ethiopia breathe an average of 24 µg/m³ of PM2.5 (2023), 5× the WHO guideline. Polluted.

Air quality by place in Ethiopia

Measured annual averages from the WHO Ambient Air Quality Database.

PlacePM2.5YearLevel
Addis Ababa20.5 µg/m³2019Polluted

Air quality by place

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