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PM2.5 air pollution — all countries

PM2.5 air pollution — Albania

PM2.5 air pollution in Albania in 2023 — 15.5 µg/m³. Ranked 87 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 34%.

2023 15.5 µg/m³ −5.71% vs 2022
World rank 87of 200
Period maximum 25.4 µg/m³2003
Period minimum 15.5 µg/m³2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Albania, 1990–20231517.52022.52527.51990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 23.5 µg/m³1991: 23.1 µg/m³1992: 22.9 µg/m³1993: 22.8 µg/m³1994: 22.6 µg/m³1995: 21.9 µg/m³1996: 22.3 µg/m³1997: 22.1 µg/m³1998: 22 µg/m³1999: 21.8 µg/m³2000: 21.9 µg/m³2001: 20.8 µg/m³2002: 23.3 µg/m³2003: 25.4 µg/m³2004: 22.4 µg/m³2005: 22.3 µg/m³2006: 21.7 µg/m³2007: 21.1 µg/m³2008: 20.4 µg/m³2009: 19.5 µg/m³2010: 18.4 µg/m³2011: 21.9 µg/m³2012: 19.1 µg/m³2013: 18.2 µg/m³2014: 16.7 µg/m³2015: 18.7 µg/m³2016: 16.5 µg/m³2017: 17.3 µg/m³2018: 18 µg/m³2019: 17.3 µg/m³2020: 15.7 µg/m³2021: 15.8 µg/m³2022: 16.5 µg/m³2023: 15.5 µg/m³
Change over the period: −8 (−33.97%) Average annual rate: -1.25 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Albania

Albania 15.5 µg/m³
World 32.9 µg/m³
Europe & Central Asia 14.4 µg/m³
Southern Europe computed 13.1 µg/m³
Upper-middle-income countries computed 26.6 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution — Albania, by year Albania All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 15.5 −0.9 −5.71%
2022 16.5 +0.6 +3.92%
2021 15.8 +0.1 +0.76%
2020 15.7 −1.6 −9.14%
2019 17.3 −0.7 −3.68%
2018 18 +0.7 +3.98%
2017 17.3 +0.8 +4.58%
2016 16.5 −2.2 −11.6%
2015 18.7 +2 +11.88%
2014 16.7 −1.5 −8.19%
2013 18.2 −0.9 −4.63%
2012 19.1 −2.9 −13.13%
2011 21.9 +3.6 +19.34%
2010 18.4 −1.1 −5.5%
2009 19.5 −0.9 −4.52%
2008 20.4 −0.7 −3.43%
2007 21.1 −0.6 −2.7%
2006 21.7 −0.6 −2.54%
2005 22.3 −0.2 −0.78%
2004 22.4 −3 −11.74%
2003 25.4 +2.1 +9.1%
2002 23.3 +2.5 +12.05%
2001 20.8 −1.1 −5.19%
2000 21.9 +0.1 +0.53%
1999 21.8 −0.2 −0.71%
1998 22 −0.2 −0.71%
1997 22.1 −0.2 −0.7%
1996 22.3 +0.4 +1.76%
1995 21.9 −0.7 −3.09%
1994 22.6 −0.2 −0.69%
1993 22.8 −0.2 −0.68%
1992 22.9 −0.2 −0.68%
1991 23.1 −0.4 −1.82%
1990 23.5 — —

Southern Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

PT Portugal 8.8 AD Andorra 8.9 ES Spain 10.1 MT Malta 10.8 MC Monaco 11.4 SI Slovenia 12.6 SM San Marino 12.7 GR Greece 14.1 IT Italy 14.3 AL Albania 15.5 HR Croatia 15.8 ME Montenegro 18.5 RS Serbia 19.3 MK North Macedonia 21.8 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 26.1
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About the indicator

The mean annual concentration of suspended particles smaller than 2.5 micrometers, weighted by population — that is, the concentration residents are actually exposed to rather than the average across the territory. The WHO guideline of 2021 is no more than 5 µg/m³; in the most polluted countries values exceed it more than tenfold.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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