Environment

PM2.5 pollution

EN.ATM.PM25.MC.M3 · µg/m³

Annual series published by the World Bank. 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.

Countries compared

9 countries compared out of 142 available.

Latest known value: 14.29 µg/m³ for Italy in 2023, over a series running from 1990 to 2023 and 9 countries compared, from the highest (Sudan, 37.61 µg/m³) to the lowest (United States, 6.97 µg/m³).

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Year by year values

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Annual values by country
	Italy	Spain	Netherlands	United States	China	South Sudan	Sudan	Kyrgyzstan	Croatia
2023	14.29 µg/m³	10.08 µg/m³	8.59 µg/m³	6.97 µg/m³	31.99 µg/m³	23.67 µg/m³	37.61 µg/m³	20.12 µg/m³	15.78 µg/m³
2022	16.24 µg/m³	11.93 µg/m³	9.72 µg/m³	7.43 µg/m³	31.9 µg/m³	24.29 µg/m³	39.01 µg/m³	18.69 µg/m³	16.83 µg/m³
2021	14.91 µg/m³	10.24 µg/m³	10.03 µg/m³	8.23 µg/m³	31.92 µg/m³	24.9 µg/m³	38.7 µg/m³	21.83 µg/m³	15.83 µg/m³
2020	15.41 µg/m³	10.09 µg/m³	8.96 µg/m³	7.74 µg/m³	33.69 µg/m³	23.06 µg/m³	34.31 µg/m³	19.43 µg/m³	15.54 µg/m³
2019	14.99 µg/m³	10.43 µg/m³	10.54 µg/m³	7.27 µg/m³	37.2 µg/m³	24.23 µg/m³	37.89 µg/m³	22.28 µg/m³	16.35 µg/m³
2018	15.68 µg/m³	10.5 µg/m³	12.17 µg/m³	7.76 µg/m³	38.51 µg/m³	21.7 µg/m³	38.28 µg/m³	20.62 µg/m³	19.69 µg/m³
2017	17.32 µg/m³	11.17 µg/m³	11.51 µg/m³	7.69 µg/m³	43.09 µg/m³	25.33 µg/m³	41.58 µg/m³	20.2 µg/m³	18.83 µg/m³
2016	16.21 µg/m³	10.35 µg/m³	11.72 µg/m³	7.38 µg/m³	45.28 µg/m³	24.56 µg/m³	41.06 µg/m³	20.82 µg/m³	19.51 µg/m³
2015	18.41 µg/m³	11.81 µg/m³	12.06 µg/m³	8.05 µg/m³	49.47 µg/m³	24.97 µg/m³	40.31 µg/m³	22.08 µg/m³	20.4 µg/m³
2014	15.77 µg/m³	10.22 µg/m³	13.31 µg/m³	8.41 µg/m³	52.51 µg/m³	23.73 µg/m³	35.05 µg/m³	20.54 µg/m³	18.23 µg/m³
2013	17.45 µg/m³	10.28 µg/m³	13.62 µg/m³	8.43 µg/m³	51.75 µg/m³	27.81 µg/m³	40.68 µg/m³	21.81 µg/m³	19.47 µg/m³
2012	19 µg/m³	11.69 µg/m³	13.06 µg/m³	8.71 µg/m³	48.66 µg/m³	25.94 µg/m³	39.6 µg/m³	21.34 µg/m³	20.6 µg/m³
2011	20.91 µg/m³	12.09 µg/m³	15.88 µg/m³	9.43 µg/m³	52.73 µg/m³	28.53 µg/m³	42.22 µg/m³	20.2 µg/m³	24.27 µg/m³
2010	18.97 µg/m³	11.54 µg/m³	16.03 µg/m³	9.3 µg/m³	48.95 µg/m³	25.12 µg/m³	40.65 µg/m³	20.47 µg/m³	21.13 µg/m³
2009	19.74 µg/m³	12.97 µg/m³	16.11 µg/m³	9.37 µg/m³	49.94 µg/m³	23.87 µg/m³	40.64 µg/m³	22.53 µg/m³	21.08 µg/m³
2008	20.48 µg/m³	13.11 µg/m³	15.75 µg/m³	10.34 µg/m³	51.09 µg/m³	24.71 µg/m³	39.24 µg/m³	22.21 µg/m³	20.68 µg/m³
2007	21.39 µg/m³	13.5 µg/m³	15.27 µg/m³	10.88 µg/m³	51.67 µg/m³	24.34 µg/m³	38.45 µg/m³	22.22 µg/m³	21.87 µg/m³
2006	23.05 µg/m³	14.34 µg/m³	15.59 µg/m³	11.75 µg/m³	49.95 µg/m³	23.94 µg/m³	39.18 µg/m³	22.15 µg/m³	23.69 µg/m³
2005	25.19 µg/m³	15.04 µg/m³	17.1 µg/m³	13.34 µg/m³	46.13 µg/m³	26.22 µg/m³	38.89 µg/m³	21.65 µg/m³	26.6 µg/m³
2004	24.57 µg/m³	15.03 µg/m³	17.44 µg/m³	12.58 µg/m³	45.26 µg/m³	25.36 µg/m³	41.17 µg/m³	21.03 µg/m³	25.08 µg/m³
2003	27.5 µg/m³	16.16 µg/m³	19.4 µg/m³	13.32 µg/m³	45.74 µg/m³	25.04 µg/m³	37.74 µg/m³	21.05 µg/m³	29.14 µg/m³
2002	25.85 µg/m³	15.75 µg/m³	17.76 µg/m³	13.63 µg/m³	46.13 µg/m³	24.73 µg/m³	37.31 µg/m³	22.83 µg/m³	27.35 µg/m³
2001	24.51 µg/m³	15.6 µg/m³	17.13 µg/m³	13.75 µg/m³	45.7 µg/m³	25.1 µg/m³	37.52 µg/m³	22.25 µg/m³	23.88 µg/m³
2000	28.28 µg/m³	16.65 µg/m³	18.91 µg/m³	14.49 µg/m³	45.3 µg/m³	27.18 µg/m³	37.5 µg/m³	22.12 µg/m³	24.21 µg/m³
1999	28.71 µg/m³	16.38 µg/m³	19.45 µg/m³	14.81 µg/m³	44.64 µg/m³	25.33 µg/m³	35.27 µg/m³	22.09 µg/m³	24.6 µg/m³
1998	28.93 µg/m³	16.36 µg/m³	19.72 µg/m³	14.95 µg/m³	44.41 µg/m³	25.02 µg/m³	35.24 µg/m³	21.95 µg/m³	24.95 µg/m³
1997	29.15 µg/m³	16.35 µg/m³	20 µg/m³	15.1 µg/m³	44.19 µg/m³	24.72 µg/m³	35.21 µg/m³	21.8 µg/m³	25.3 µg/m³
1996	29.37 µg/m³	16.33 µg/m³	20.27 µg/m³	15.24 µg/m³	43.97 µg/m³	24.41 µg/m³	35.19 µg/m³	21.66 µg/m³	25.66 µg/m³
1995	30 µg/m³	15.8 µg/m³	21.07 µg/m³	15.74 µg/m³	42.86 µg/m³	21.02 µg/m³	30.76 µg/m³	21.75 µg/m³	26.08 µg/m³
1994	29.82 µg/m³	16.3 µg/m³	20.82 µg/m³	15.52 µg/m³	43.52 µg/m³	23.8 µg/m³	35.13 µg/m³	21.37 µg/m³	26.36 µg/m³
1993	30.04 µg/m³	16.29 µg/m³	21.09 µg/m³	15.66 µg/m³	43.29 µg/m³	23.49 µg/m³	35.11 µg/m³	21.23 µg/m³	26.72 µg/m³
1992	30.26 µg/m³	16.27 µg/m³	21.37 µg/m³	15.81 µg/m³	43.07 µg/m³	23.19 µg/m³	35.08 µg/m³	21.09 µg/m³	27.07 µg/m³
1991	30.48 µg/m³	16.26 µg/m³	21.64 µg/m³	15.95 µg/m³	42.84 µg/m³	22.88 µg/m³	35.05 µg/m³	20.95 µg/m³	27.42 µg/m³
1990	30.5 µg/m³	16.5 µg/m³	21.66 µg/m³	15.91 µg/m³	43.06 µg/m³	24.12 µg/m³	37.22 µg/m³	20.69 µg/m³	27.74 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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