Environment

PM2.5 pollution

EN.ATM.PM25.MC.M3 · µg/m³

Annual series published by the World Bank, compared across Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, United States, China, Ecuador. The chart carries the trajectory, the table carries the year by year figures, and the definition at the foot of the page is the World Bank's own, quoted as it stands.

Latest value, Germany: 8.81 µg/m³2023
Period covered: 1990 - 202334 annual values
Highest of the compared countries: 31.99 µg/m³China, 2023
Lowest of the compared countries: 6.97 µg/m³United States, 2023

Countries compared

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Latest known valuesorted by value

China31.99 µg/m³2023
Ecuador18.61 µg/m³2023
Italy14.29 µg/m³2023
Spain10.08 µg/m³2023
United Kingdom9.46 µg/m³2023
Germany8.81 µg/m³2023
Netherlands8.59 µg/m³2023
United States6.97 µg/m³2023

Year by year values

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Annual values by country
	Germany	United Kingdom	Italy	Spain	Netherlands	United States	China	Ecuador
2023	8.81 µg/m³	9.46 µg/m³	14.29 µg/m³	10.08 µg/m³	8.59 µg/m³	6.97 µg/m³	31.99 µg/m³	18.61 µg/m³
2022	9.65 µg/m³	10.02 µg/m³	16.24 µg/m³	11.93 µg/m³	9.72 µg/m³	7.43 µg/m³	31.9 µg/m³	19.8 µg/m³
2021	9.9 µg/m³	10 µg/m³	14.91 µg/m³	10.24 µg/m³	10.03 µg/m³	8.23 µg/m³	31.92 µg/m³	18.61 µg/m³
2020	9.06 µg/m³	9.52 µg/m³	15.41 µg/m³	10.09 µg/m³	8.96 µg/m³	7.74 µg/m³	33.69 µg/m³	18.74 µg/m³
2019	9.96 µg/m³	10.29 µg/m³	14.99 µg/m³	10.43 µg/m³	10.54 µg/m³	7.27 µg/m³	37.2 µg/m³	18.88 µg/m³
2018	12.27 µg/m³	10.61 µg/m³	15.68 µg/m³	10.5 µg/m³	12.17 µg/m³	7.76 µg/m³	38.51 µg/m³	18.61 µg/m³
2017	11.9 µg/m³	10.37 µg/m³	17.32 µg/m³	11.17 µg/m³	11.51 µg/m³	7.69 µg/m³	43.09 µg/m³	18.28 µg/m³
2016	11.8 µg/m³	10.66 µg/m³	16.21 µg/m³	10.35 µg/m³	11.72 µg/m³	7.38 µg/m³	45.28 µg/m³	18.82 µg/m³
2015	12.13 µg/m³	10.5 µg/m³	18.41 µg/m³	11.81 µg/m³	12.06 µg/m³	8.05 µg/m³	49.47 µg/m³	18.26 µg/m³
2014	13.43 µg/m³	12.16 µg/m³	15.77 µg/m³	10.22 µg/m³	13.31 µg/m³	8.41 µg/m³	52.51 µg/m³	17.79 µg/m³
2013	13.56 µg/m³	12.5 µg/m³	17.45 µg/m³	10.28 µg/m³	13.62 µg/m³	8.43 µg/m³	51.75 µg/m³	18.05 µg/m³
2012	12.95 µg/m³	11.18 µg/m³	19 µg/m³	11.69 µg/m³	13.06 µg/m³	8.71 µg/m³	48.66 µg/m³	18.04 µg/m³
2011	15.46 µg/m³	13.02 µg/m³	20.91 µg/m³	12.09 µg/m³	15.88 µg/m³	9.43 µg/m³	52.73 µg/m³	18.98 µg/m³
2010	15.84 µg/m³	12.54 µg/m³	18.97 µg/m³	11.54 µg/m³	16.03 µg/m³	9.3 µg/m³	48.95 µg/m³	21.21 µg/m³
2009	15.37 µg/m³	11.99 µg/m³	19.74 µg/m³	12.97 µg/m³	16.11 µg/m³	9.37 µg/m³	49.94 µg/m³	18.99 µg/m³
2008	14.52 µg/m³	11.99 µg/m³	20.48 µg/m³	13.11 µg/m³	15.75 µg/m³	10.34 µg/m³	51.09 µg/m³	19.13 µg/m³
2007	14.89 µg/m³	12.14 µg/m³	21.39 µg/m³	13.5 µg/m³	15.27 µg/m³	10.88 µg/m³	51.67 µg/m³	19.14 µg/m³
2006	15.76 µg/m³	13.46 µg/m³	23.05 µg/m³	14.34 µg/m³	15.59 µg/m³	11.75 µg/m³	49.95 µg/m³	25.35 µg/m³
2005	17.03 µg/m³	16.11 µg/m³	25.19 µg/m³	15.04 µg/m³	17.1 µg/m³	13.34 µg/m³	46.13 µg/m³	37.63 µg/m³
2004	16.72 µg/m³	15.58 µg/m³	24.57 µg/m³	15.03 µg/m³	17.44 µg/m³	12.58 µg/m³	45.26 µg/m³	37.77 µg/m³
2003	18.91 µg/m³	19.35 µg/m³	27.5 µg/m³	16.16 µg/m³	19.4 µg/m³	13.32 µg/m³	45.74 µg/m³	38.23 µg/m³
2002	18.23 µg/m³	16.39 µg/m³	25.85 µg/m³	15.75 µg/m³	17.76 µg/m³	13.63 µg/m³	46.13 µg/m³	38.31 µg/m³
2001	17.56 µg/m³	15.8 µg/m³	24.51 µg/m³	15.6 µg/m³	17.13 µg/m³	13.75 µg/m³	45.7 µg/m³	38.63 µg/m³
2000	18.68 µg/m³	17.88 µg/m³	28.28 µg/m³	16.65 µg/m³	18.91 µg/m³	14.49 µg/m³	45.3 µg/m³	37.84 µg/m³
1999	19.28 µg/m³	18.38 µg/m³	28.71 µg/m³	16.38 µg/m³	19.45 µg/m³	14.81 µg/m³	44.64 µg/m³	38.21 µg/m³
1998	19.65 µg/m³	18.6 µg/m³	28.93 µg/m³	16.36 µg/m³	19.72 µg/m³	14.95 µg/m³	44.41 µg/m³	38.54 µg/m³
1997	20.02 µg/m³	18.83 µg/m³	29.15 µg/m³	16.35 µg/m³	20 µg/m³	15.1 µg/m³	44.19 µg/m³	38.88 µg/m³
1996	20.39 µg/m³	19.05 µg/m³	29.37 µg/m³	16.33 µg/m³	20.27 µg/m³	15.24 µg/m³	43.97 µg/m³	39.21 µg/m³
1995	21.22 µg/m³	19.82 µg/m³	30 µg/m³	15.8 µg/m³	21.07 µg/m³	15.74 µg/m³	42.86 µg/m³	39.62 µg/m³
1994	21.12 µg/m³	19.49 µg/m³	29.82 µg/m³	16.3 µg/m³	20.82 µg/m³	15.52 µg/m³	43.52 µg/m³	39.88 µg/m³
1993	21.49 µg/m³	19.72 µg/m³	30.04 µg/m³	16.29 µg/m³	21.09 µg/m³	15.66 µg/m³	43.29 µg/m³	40.22 µg/m³
1992	21.86 µg/m³	19.94 µg/m³	30.26 µg/m³	16.27 µg/m³	21.37 µg/m³	15.81 µg/m³	43.07 µg/m³	40.55 µg/m³
1991	22.23 µg/m³	20.16 µg/m³	30.48 µg/m³	16.26 µg/m³	21.64 µg/m³	15.95 µg/m³	42.84 µg/m³	40.89 µg/m³
1990	22.36 µg/m³	20.11 µg/m³	30.5 µg/m³	16.5 µg/m³	21.66 µg/m³	15.91 µg/m³	43.06 µg/m³	41.19 µg/m³

World Bank definition

PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter)

Population-weighted exposure to ambient PM2.5 pollution is defined as the average level of exposure of a nation's population to concentrations of suspended particles measuring less than 2.5 microns in aerodynamic diameter, which are capable of penetrating deep into the respiratory tract and causing severe health damage. Exposure is calculated by weighting mean annual concentrations of PM2.5 by population in both urban and rural areas.

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The same indicator across Europe & Central Asia

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