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PM2.5 air pollution — all countries

PM2.5 air pollution — Bangladesh

PM2.5 air pollution in Bangladesh in 2023 — 69.3 µg/m³. Ranked 198 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 7.1%.

2023 69.3 µg/m³ +9.54% vs 2022
World rank 198of 200
Period maximum 79.3 µg/m³2018
Period minimum 62.3 µg/m³1995

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Bangladesh, 1990–202360657075801990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 64.7 µg/m³1991: 63.9 µg/m³1992: 63.9 µg/m³1993: 63.9 µg/m³1994: 63.9 µg/m³1995: 62.3 µg/m³1996: 63.8 µg/m³1997: 63.8 µg/m³1998: 63.8 µg/m³1999: 63.8 µg/m³2000: 64.6 µg/m³2001: 64.2 µg/m³2002: 65.2 µg/m³2003: 64.4 µg/m³2004: 64 µg/m³2005: 65.5 µg/m³2006: 63.1 µg/m³2007: 62.7 µg/m³2008: 65.2 µg/m³2009: 70.6 µg/m³2010: 67.5 µg/m³2011: 69.2 µg/m³2012: 73 µg/m³2013: 65.5 µg/m³2014: 68.7 µg/m³2015: 65.5 µg/m³2016: 64.2 µg/m³2017: 63.8 µg/m³2018: 79.3 µg/m³2019: 66.8 µg/m³2020: 72.1 µg/m³2021: 73.1 µg/m³2022: 63.2 µg/m³2023: 69.3 µg/m³
Change over the period: +4.6 (+7.12%) Average annual rate: 0.21 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Bangladesh 69.3 µg/m³
World 32.9 µg/m³
South Asia 55.2 µg/m³
Southern Asia computed 54.5 µg/m³
Lower-middle-income countries computed 47.3 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution — Bangladesh, by year Bangladesh All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 69.3 +6 +9.54%
2022 63.2 −9.9 −13.53%
2021 73.1 +1 +1.39%
2020 72.1 +5.3 +7.96%
2019 66.8 −12.5 −15.77%
2018 79.3 +15.5 +24.22%
2017 63.8 −0.4 −0.63%
2016 64.2 −1.3 −1.95%
2015 65.5 −3.2 −4.69%
2014 68.7 +3.3 +4.99%
2013 65.5 −7.6 −10.34%
2012 73 +3.8 +5.53%
2011 69.2 +1.7 +2.53%
2010 67.5 −3.2 −4.46%
2009 70.6 +5.4 +8.35%
2008 65.2 +2.5 +4.03%
2007 62.7 −0.4 −0.71%
2006 63.1 −2.4 −3.62%
2005 65.5 +1.5 +2.37%
2004 64 −0.5 −0.7%
2003 64.4 −0.8 −1.24%
2002 65.2 +1.1 +1.69%
2001 64.2 −0.4 −0.68%
2000 64.6 +0.8 +1.2%
1999 63.8 −0 −0.01%
1998 63.8 −0 −0.01%
1997 63.8 −0 −0.01%
1996 63.8 +1.5 +2.47%
1995 62.3 −1.6 −2.43%
1994 63.9 −0 −0.01%
1993 63.9 −0 −0.01%
1992 63.9 −0 −0.01%
1991 63.9 −0.8 −1.2%
1990 64.7 — —

Southern Asia, 2023

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

MV Maldives 11.2 LK Sri Lanka 22.7 BT Bhutan 30.1 AF Afghanistan 37.9 IR Iran 40.2 NP Nepal 53.2 IN India 54.1 PK Pakistan 58.4 BD Bangladesh 69.3
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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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