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PM2.5 air pollution — Argentina

PM2.5 air pollution in Argentina in 2023 — 14.3 µg/m³. Ranked 79 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 29.1%.

2023 14.3 µg/m³ −9.57% vs 2022
World rank 79of 200
Period maximum 20.2 µg/m³1990
Period minimum 13.3 µg/m³2017

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Argentina, 1990–20231214161820221990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 20.2 µg/m³1991: 20 µg/m³1992: 19.8 µg/m³1993: 19.6 µg/m³1994: 19.3 µg/m³1995: 19.2 µg/m³1996: 18.9 µg/m³1997: 18.6 µg/m³1998: 18.4 µg/m³1999: 18.2 µg/m³2000: 17.9 µg/m³2001: 17.9 µg/m³2002: 17.9 µg/m³2003: 18.4 µg/m³2004: 17.4 µg/m³2005: 16.6 µg/m³2006: 16.2 µg/m³2007: 15.9 µg/m³2008: 15.9 µg/m³2009: 15.3 µg/m³2010: 14.5 µg/m³2011: 15.7 µg/m³2012: 14.1 µg/m³2013: 14.6 µg/m³2014: 13.5 µg/m³2015: 13.8 µg/m³2016: 14.1 µg/m³2017: 13.3 µg/m³2018: 13.5 µg/m³2019: 14.7 µg/m³2020: 16 µg/m³2021: 13.9 µg/m³2022: 15.9 µg/m³2023: 14.3 µg/m³
Change over the period: −5.9 (−29.08%) Average annual rate: -1.04 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Argentina 14.3 µg/m³
World 32.9 µg/m³
Latin America & Caribbean 17.4 µg/m³
South America computed 16.9 µg/m³
Upper-middle-income countries computed 26.6 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution — Argentina, by year Argentina All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 14.3 −1.5 −9.57%
2022 15.9 +1.9 +13.98%
2021 13.9 −2.1 −13.16%
2020 16 +1.3 +8.86%
2019 14.7 +1.2 +8.77%
2018 13.5 +0.2 +1.79%
2017 13.3 −0.8 −5.97%
2016 14.1 +0.3 +2.48%
2015 13.8 +0.3 +1.97%
2014 13.5 −1.1 −7.28%
2013 14.6 +0.5 +3.53%
2012 14.1 −1.6 −10.29%
2011 15.7 +1.2 +8.1%
2010 14.5 −0.8 −5.26%
2009 15.3 −0.6 −3.47%
2008 15.9 +0 +0.2%
2007 15.9 −0.3 −1.78%
2006 16.2 −0.4 −2.63%
2005 16.6 −0.8 −4.54%
2004 17.4 −1.1 −5.77%
2003 18.4 +0.5 +2.79%
2002 17.9 +0 +0.14%
2001 17.9 −0 −0.05%
2000 17.9 −0.3 −1.41%
1999 18.2 −0.2 −1.25%
1998 18.4 −0.2 −1.23%
1997 18.6 −0.2 −1.22%
1996 18.9 −0.3 −1.48%
1995 19.2 −0.2 −0.92%
1994 19.3 −0.2 −1.18%
1993 19.6 −0.2 −1.16%
1992 19.8 −0.2 −1.15%
1991 20 −0.2 −1.01%
1990 20.2 — —

South America, 2023

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

UY Uruguay 10.9 BR Brazil 13.4 AR Argentina 14.3 PY Paraguay 15.3 SR Suriname 15.7 GY Guyana 16.9 CO Colombia 18.4 EC Ecuador 18.6 VE Venezuela 19.2 CL Chile 23.1 BO Bolivia 28.1 PE Peru 31.1
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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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