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PM2.5 air pollution — Bahrain

PM2.5 air pollution in Bahrain in 2023 — 56.6 µg/m³. Ranked 192 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 11.1%.

2023 56.6 µg/m³ −9.74% vs 2022
World rank 192of 200
Period maximum 72 µg/m³2003
Period minimum 49.9 µg/m³2014

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Bahrain, 1990–202340506070801990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 63.6 µg/m³1991: 62.4 µg/m³1992: 62.1 µg/m³1993: 61.9 µg/m³1994: 61.6 µg/m³1995: 59.4 µg/m³1996: 61 µg/m³1997: 60.7 µg/m³1998: 60.5 µg/m³1999: 60.2 µg/m³2000: 60.8 µg/m³2001: 58.8 µg/m³2002: 54.1 µg/m³2003: 72 µg/m³2004: 66.5 µg/m³2005: 67.9 µg/m³2006: 57.9 µg/m³2007: 55 µg/m³2008: 58 µg/m³2009: 61.7 µg/m³2010: 57.4 µg/m³2011: 54.7 µg/m³2012: 60.1 µg/m³2013: 54.3 µg/m³2014: 49.9 µg/m³2015: 59.1 µg/m³2016: 55.8 µg/m³2017: 55.8 µg/m³2018: 60.1 µg/m³2019: 55.3 µg/m³2020: 51.2 µg/m³2021: 57.5 µg/m³2022: 62.7 µg/m³2023: 56.6 µg/m³
Change over the period: −7.1 (−11.1%) Average annual rate: -0.36 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Bahrain 56.6 µg/m³
World 32.9 µg/m³
Middle East & North Africa 45.4 µg/m³
Western Asia computed 40.9 µg/m³
High-income countries computed 12.9 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution — Bahrain, by year Bahrain All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 56.6 −6.1 −9.74%
2022 62.7 +5.1 +8.93%
2021 57.5 +6.3 +12.32%
2020 51.2 −4.1 −7.4%
2019 55.3 −4.8 −7.98%
2018 60.1 +4.3 +7.75%
2017 55.8 −0 −0.07%
2016 55.8 −3.3 −5.54%
2015 59.1 +9.2 +18.55%
2014 49.9 −4.5 −8.21%
2013 54.3 −5.8 −9.7%
2012 60.1 +5.5 +9.99%
2011 54.7 −2.7 −4.75%
2010 57.4 −4.3 −6.98%
2009 61.7 +3.7 +6.36%
2008 58 +3 +5.52%
2007 55 −2.9 −5.02%
2006 57.9 −10 −14.75%
2005 67.9 +1.4 +2.13%
2004 66.5 −5.5 −7.66%
2003 72 +17.9 +33.17%
2002 54.1 −4.7 −7.96%
2001 58.8 −2.1 −3.41%
2000 60.8 +0.7 +1.09%
1999 60.2 −0.3 −0.46%
1998 60.5 −0.3 −0.46%
1997 60.7 −0.3 −0.46%
1996 61 +1.6 +2.68%
1995 59.4 −2.2 −3.49%
1994 61.6 −0.3 −0.45%
1993 61.9 −0.3 −0.45%
1992 62.1 −0.3 −0.45%
1991 62.4 −1.2 −1.91%
1990 63.6 — —

Western Asia, 2023

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

CY Cyprus 16.1 GE Georgia 18.6 IL Israel 21.9 PS Palestine 22.4 AZ Azerbaijan 23.7 TR Türkiye 26.4 LB Lebanon 26.7 AM Armenia 28.6 SY Syria 32.1 JO Jordan 32.6 YE Yemen 46.8 OM Oman 46.9 IQ Iraq 49.5 BH Bahrain 56.6 AE United Arab Emirates 57.2 KW Kuwait 62.3 SA Saudi Arabia 73.5 QA Qatar 107.8
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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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