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PM2.5 air pollution — Barbados

PM2.5 air pollution in Barbados in 2023 — 10.9 µg/m³. Ranked 53 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 10.5%.

2023 10.9 µg/m³ +1.02% vs 2022
World rank 53of 200
Period maximum 12.9 µg/m³2010
Period minimum 9.4 µg/m³2014

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Barbados, 1990–20239101112131990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 12.2 µg/m³1991: 12.2 µg/m³1992: 12.2 µg/m³1993: 12.2 µg/m³1994: 12.2 µg/m³1995: 12.3 µg/m³1996: 12.3 µg/m³1997: 12.3 µg/m³1998: 12.3 µg/m³1999: 12.3 µg/m³2000: 12.3 µg/m³2001: 12 µg/m³2002: 12.4 µg/m³2003: 11.4 µg/m³2004: 10.7 µg/m³2005: 11.2 µg/m³2006: 11.3 µg/m³2007: 11 µg/m³2008: 11.6 µg/m³2009: 12.7 µg/m³2010: 12.9 µg/m³2011: 10.5 µg/m³2012: 12.7 µg/m³2013: 9.9 µg/m³2014: 9.4 µg/m³2015: 12.4 µg/m³2016: 11.3 µg/m³2017: 12.2 µg/m³2018: 10.6 µg/m³2019: 10.5 µg/m³2020: 11.3 µg/m³2021: 12.2 µg/m³2022: 10.8 µg/m³2023: 10.9 µg/m³
Change over the period: −1.3 (−10.49%) Average annual rate: -0.34 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Barbados 10.9 µg/m³
World 32.9 µg/m³
Latin America & Caribbean 17.4 µg/m³
High-income countries computed 12.9 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution — Barbados, by year Barbados All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 10.9 +0.1 +1.02%
2022 10.8 −1.4 −11.28%
2021 12.2 +0.8 +7.26%
2020 11.3 +0.9 +8.33%
2019 10.5 −0.1 −1.12%
2018 10.6 −1.6 −12.88%
2017 12.2 +0.9 +7.83%
2016 11.3 −1.1 −8.97%
2015 12.4 +3 +32.37%
2014 9.4 −0.6 −5.77%
2013 9.9 −2.8 −21.92%
2012 12.7 +2.2 +20.82%
2011 10.5 −2.4 −18.61%
2010 12.9 +0.2 +1.54%
2009 12.7 +1.1 +9.62%
2008 11.6 +0.7 +6.03%
2007 11 −0.4 −3.37%
2006 11.3 +0.1 +1.11%
2005 11.2 +0.5 +4.75%
2004 10.7 −0.7 −5.94%
2003 11.4 −1.1 −8.54%
2002 12.4 +0.5 +4.14%
2001 12 −0.3 −2.51%
2000 12.3 −0 −0.1%
1999 12.3 +0 +0.06%
1998 12.3 +0 +0.06%
1997 12.3 +0 +0.06%
1996 12.3 −0 −0.25%
1995 12.3 +0 +0.37%
1994 12.2 +0 +0.06%
1993 12.2 +0 +0.06%
1992 12.2 +0 +0.06%
1991 12.2 +0 +0.22%
1990 12.2 — —

Caribbean, 2023

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

BS Bahamas 5.3 VI United States Virgin Islands 6.8 PR Puerto Rico 7.8 AG Antigua and Barbuda 8.4 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.9 CU Cuba 9.4 LC Saint Lucia 10.4 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10.6 BB Barbados 10.9 GD Grenada 11 DM Dominica 11.5 DO Dominican Republic 13.5 TT Trinidad and Tobago 13.8 HT Haiti 15.8 JM Jamaica 21.7
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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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