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PM2.5 air pollution — Austria

PM2.5 air pollution in Austria in 2023 — 10 µg/m³. Ranked 45 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 59.9%.

2023 10 µg/m³ −5.59% vs 2022
World rank 45of 200
Period maximum 25.2 µg/m³1991
Period minimum 10 µg/m³2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Austria, 1990–202310152025301990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 25 µg/m³1991: 25.2 µg/m³1992: 24.8 µg/m³1993: 24.4 µg/m³1994: 24 µg/m³1995: 24.6 µg/m³1996: 23.2 µg/m³1997: 22.9 µg/m³1998: 22.5 µg/m³1999: 22.1 µg/m³2000: 21.2 µg/m³2001: 20.1 µg/m³2002: 20.6 µg/m³2003: 21.2 µg/m³2004: 18.6 µg/m³2005: 20.2 µg/m³2006: 18.2 µg/m³2007: 16.5 µg/m³2008: 15.1 µg/m³2009: 15.7 µg/m³2010: 16.7 µg/m³2011: 16.8 µg/m³2012: 14.3 µg/m³2013: 15.5 µg/m³2014: 13.7 µg/m³2015: 13.5 µg/m³2016: 12.8 µg/m³2017: 12.9 µg/m³2018: 13.8 µg/m³2019: 11.1 µg/m³2020: 10.3 µg/m³2021: 10.8 µg/m³2022: 10.6 µg/m³2023: 10 µg/m³
Change over the period: −15 (−59.94%) Average annual rate: -2.73 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Austria 10 µg/m³
World 32.9 µg/m³
Europe & Central Asia 14.4 µg/m³
Western Europe computed 8.6 µg/m³
High-income countries computed 12.9 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution — Austria, by year Austria All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 10 −0.6 −5.59%
2022 10.6 −0.1 −1.33%
2021 10.8 +0.5 +4.93%
2020 10.3 −0.8 −7.13%
2019 11.1 −2.8 −20.19%
2018 13.8 +1 +7.5%
2017 12.9 +0.1 +0.79%
2016 12.8 −0.7 −5.32%
2015 13.5 −0.2 −1.24%
2014 13.7 −1.8 −11.7%
2013 15.5 +1.2 +8.52%
2012 14.3 −2.5 −15.05%
2011 16.8 +0.1 +0.75%
2010 16.7 +0.9 +6%
2009 15.7 +0.6 +3.89%
2008 15.1 −1.4 −8.24%
2007 16.5 −1.7 −9.49%
2006 18.2 −2 −9.81%
2005 20.2 +1.6 +8.61%
2004 18.6 −2.6 −12.27%
2003 21.2 +0.6 +2.95%
2002 20.6 +0.5 +2.63%
2001 20.1 −1.1 −5.4%
2000 21.2 −0.9 −3.96%
1999 22.1 −0.4 −1.71%
1998 22.5 −0.4 −1.68%
1997 22.9 −0.4 −1.65%
1996 23.2 −1.4 −5.55%
1995 24.6 +0.6 +2.49%
1994 24 −0.4 −1.57%
1993 24.4 −0.4 −1.55%
1992 24.8 −0.4 −1.52%
1991 25.2 +0.1 +0.43%
1990 25 — —

Western Europe, 2023

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

LU Luxembourg 7.4 FR France 8.2 CH Switzerland 8.3 BE Belgium 8.4 NL Netherlands 8.6 DE Germany 8.8 AT Austria 10
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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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