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PM2.5 air pollution — Australia

PM2.5 air pollution in Australia in 2023 — 6.4 µg/m³. Ranked 20 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 0.9%.

2023 6.4 µg/m³ +20.97% vs 2022
World rank 20of 200
Period maximum 9.3 µg/m³2019
Period minimum 5.3 µg/m³2010

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Australia, 1990–2023468101990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 6.5 µg/m³1991: 6.4 µg/m³1992: 6.4 µg/m³1993: 6.3 µg/m³1994: 6.3 µg/m³1995: 6.1 µg/m³1996: 6.2 µg/m³1997: 6.2 µg/m³1998: 6.2 µg/m³1999: 6.2 µg/m³2000: 6.2 µg/m³2001: 6.2 µg/m³2002: 6.4 µg/m³2003: 6.5 µg/m³2004: 5.8 µg/m³2005: 5.7 µg/m³2006: 6 µg/m³2007: 6 µg/m³2008: 6 µg/m³2009: 6.9 µg/m³2010: 5.3 µg/m³2011: 5.4 µg/m³2012: 5.4 µg/m³2013: 6 µg/m³2014: 6 µg/m³2015: 5.9 µg/m³2016: 5.8 µg/m³2017: 5.8 µg/m³2018: 6.1 µg/m³2019: 9.3 µg/m³2020: 6.8 µg/m³2021: 5.5 µg/m³2022: 5.3 µg/m³2023: 6.4 µg/m³
Change over the period: −0.1 (−0.93%) Average annual rate: -0.03 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Australia 6.4 µg/m³
World 32.9 µg/m³
East Asia & Pacific 27.3 µg/m³
Australia and New Zealand computed 6.5 µg/m³
High-income countries computed 12.9 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution — Australia, by year Australia All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 6.4 +1.1 +20.97%
2022 5.3 −0.2 −3.27%
2021 5.5 −1.3 −19.54%
2020 6.8 −2.5 −26.96%
2019 9.3 +3.3 +54.07%
2018 6.1 +0.2 +3.94%
2017 5.8 −0 −0.01%
2016 5.8 −0.1 −1.14%
2015 5.9 −0.1 −2.46%
2014 6 +0.1 +1.22%
2013 6 +0.6 +10.58%
2012 5.4 −0 −0.76%
2011 5.4 +0.1 +2.77%
2010 5.3 −1.6 −23.72%
2009 6.9 +0.9 +14.7%
2008 6 +0.1 +1.26%
2007 6 −0.1 −1.03%
2006 6 +0.3 +5.57%
2005 5.7 −0.1 −1.48%
2004 5.8 −0.7 −10.62%
2003 6.5 +0.1 +1.57%
2002 6.4 +0.2 +3.83%
2001 6.2 −0.1 −0.83%
2000 6.2 +0 +0.72%
1999 6.2 −0 −0.43%
1998 6.2 −0 −0.43%
1997 6.2 −0 −0.43%
1996 6.2 +0.1 +1.89%
1995 6.1 −0.2 −2.69%
1994 6.3 −0 −0.42%
1993 6.3 −0 −0.42%
1992 6.4 −0 −0.42%
1991 6.4 −0.1 −1.52%
1990 6.5 — —

Australia and New Zealand, 2023

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

AU Australia 6.4 NZ New Zealand 6.9
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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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