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PM2.5 air pollution — all countries

PM2.5 air pollution — Cyprus

PM2.5 air pollution in Cyprus in 2023 — 16.1 µg/m³. Ranked 93 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 36.8%.

2023 16.1 µg/m³ −24.9% vs 2022
World rank 93of 200
Period maximum 28.3 µg/m³1995
Period minimum 15.8 µg/m³2018

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Cyprus, 1990–2023152025301990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 25.4 µg/m³1991: 26.2 µg/m³1992: 26.4 µg/m³1993: 26.7 µg/m³1994: 26.9 µg/m³1995: 28.3 µg/m³1996: 27.3 µg/m³1997: 27.5 µg/m³1998: 27.7 µg/m³1999: 27.9 µg/m³2000: 27.5 µg/m³2001: 26.9 µg/m³2002: 26.9 µg/m³2003: 28.2 µg/m³2004: 26.1 µg/m³2005: 26.2 µg/m³2006: 21.8 µg/m³2007: 20.4 µg/m³2008: 21.1 µg/m³2009: 21.3 µg/m³2010: 22.2 µg/m³2011: 23.7 µg/m³2012: 24.9 µg/m³2013: 18.5 µg/m³2014: 18.5 µg/m³2015: 17.9 µg/m³2016: 16.7 µg/m³2017: 17.6 µg/m³2018: 15.8 µg/m³2019: 16.5 µg/m³2020: 16.9 µg/m³2021: 16.4 µg/m³2022: 21.4 µg/m³2023: 16.1 µg/m³
Change over the period: −9.3 (−36.78%) Average annual rate: -1.38 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Cyprus 16.1 µg/m³
World 32.9 µg/m³
Europe & Central Asia 14.4 µg/m³
Western Asia computed 40.9 µg/m³
High-income countries computed 12.9 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution — Cyprus, by year Cyprus All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 16.1 −5.3 −24.9%
2022 21.4 +5 +30.42%
2021 16.4 −0.5 −2.82%
2020 16.9 +0.4 +2.39%
2019 16.5 +0.6 +4.07%
2018 15.8 −1.8 −10.14%
2017 17.6 +0.9 +5.69%
2016 16.7 −1.2 −6.95%
2015 17.9 −0.6 −3.25%
2014 18.5 +0.1 +0.32%
2013 18.5 −6.4 −25.68%
2012 24.9 +1.2 +4.96%
2011 23.7 +1.5 +6.61%
2010 22.2 +1 +4.53%
2009 21.3 +0.2 +0.93%
2008 21.1 +0.7 +3.42%
2007 20.4 −1.5 −6.67%
2006 21.8 −4.4 −16.63%
2005 26.2 +0 +0.1%
2004 26.1 −2 −7.19%
2003 28.2 +1.3 +4.74%
2002 26.9 −0 −0.06%
2001 26.9 −0.6 −2.14%
2000 27.5 −0.4 −1.47%
1999 27.9 +0.2 +0.75%
1998 27.7 +0.2 +0.75%
1997 27.5 +0.2 +0.76%
1996 27.3 −1 −3.62%
1995 28.3 +1.4 +5.36%
1994 26.9 +0.2 +0.78%
1993 26.7 +0.2 +0.78%
1992 26.4 +0.2 +0.79%
1991 26.2 +0.8 +3.24%
1990 25.4 — —

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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