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PM2.5 air pollution — Czechia

PM2.5 air pollution in Czechia in 2023 — 12.7 µg/m³. Ranked 65 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 52.5%.

2023 12.7 µg/m³ −0.79% vs 2022
World rank 65of 200
Period maximum 26.8 µg/m³1990
Period minimum 12.7 µg/m³2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Czechia, 1990–202310152025301990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 26.8 µg/m³1991: 26.5 µg/m³1992: 25.9 µg/m³1993: 25.3 µg/m³1994: 24.7 µg/m³1995: 24.5 µg/m³1996: 23.5 µg/m³1997: 22.9 µg/m³1998: 22.4 µg/m³1999: 21.8 µg/m³2000: 21 µg/m³2001: 21.6 µg/m³2002: 23.9 µg/m³2003: 24.8 µg/m³2004: 21.4 µg/m³2005: 22.8 µg/m³2006: 21.3 µg/m³2007: 19.7 µg/m³2008: 18.2 µg/m³2009: 19.2 µg/m³2010: 21.6 µg/m³2011: 20.6 µg/m³2012: 18.4 µg/m³2013: 19.2 µg/m³2014: 18.7 µg/m³2015: 16.8 µg/m³2016: 16.5 µg/m³2017: 16.5 µg/m³2018: 17.7 µg/m³2019: 13.4 µg/m³2020: 12.8 µg/m³2021: 13.9 µg/m³2022: 12.9 µg/m³2023: 12.7 µg/m³
Change over the period: −14.1 (−52.48%) Average annual rate: -2.23 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Czechia 12.7 µg/m³
World 32.9 µg/m³
Europe & Central Asia 14.4 µg/m³
Eastern Europe computed 13.3 µg/m³
High-income countries computed 12.9 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution — Czechia, by year Czechia All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 12.7 −0.1 −0.79%
2022 12.9 −1.1 −7.73%
2021 13.9 +1.2 +9.08%
2020 12.8 −0.7 −4.86%
2019 13.4 −4.3 −24.14%
2018 17.7 +1.2 +7.53%
2017 16.5 −0.1 −0.53%
2016 16.5 −0.2 −1.41%
2015 16.8 −1.9 −10.21%
2014 18.7 −0.5 −2.54%
2013 19.2 +0.8 +4.37%
2012 18.4 −2.2 −10.8%
2011 20.6 −1 −4.81%
2010 21.6 +2.4 +12.44%
2009 19.2 +1.1 +5.82%
2008 18.2 −1.6 −7.94%
2007 19.7 −1.5 −7.21%
2006 21.3 −1.6 −6.85%
2005 22.8 +1.4 +6.52%
2004 21.4 −3.4 −13.58%
2003 24.8 +0.9 +3.65%
2002 23.9 +2.3 +10.85%
2001 21.6 +0.6 +2.96%
2000 21 −0.8 −3.65%
1999 21.8 −0.6 −2.62%
1998 22.4 −0.6 −2.55%
1997 22.9 −0.6 −2.49%
1996 23.5 −1 −4.09%
1995 24.5 −0.2 −0.68%
1994 24.7 −0.6 −2.31%
1993 25.3 −0.6 −2.26%
1992 25.9 −0.6 −2.21%
1991 26.5 −0.4 −1.4%
1990 26.8 — —

Eastern Europe, 2023

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

RU Russia 11.6 BY Belarus 12 CZ Czechia 12.7 HU Hungary 13.7 SK Slovakia 13.7 UA Ukraine 14.9 MD Moldova 14.9 RO Romania 16 PL Poland 16.5 BG Bulgaria 19.7
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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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