East Asia
Air quality in South Korea
22µg/m³ national average
Air quality in South Korea
People in South Korea breathe an average of 22 µg/m³ of PM2.5 (2023), 4× the WHO guideline. Polluted.
Air quality by place in South Korea
Measured annual averages from the WHO Ambient Air Quality Database.
Air quality by place
Sources
- WHO Ambient Air Quality Database
- US State Department travel advisory
- K-ETA (Ministry of Justice)
- Korea e-Arrival Card
- Korea Visa Portal
- Speedtest Global Index: South Korea
- World Bank open data
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