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PM2.5 air pollution — Estonia

PM2.5 air pollution in Estonia in 2023 — 5.9 µg/m³. Ranked 19 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 69.4%.

2023 5.9 µg/m³ −10.76% vs 2022
World rank 19of 200
Period maximum 19.3 µg/m³1990
Period minimum 5.9 µg/m³2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Estonia, 1990–2023051015201990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 19.3 µg/m³1991: 19.2 µg/m³1992: 18.9 µg/m³1993: 18.6 µg/m³1994: 18.3 µg/m³1995: 18.4 µg/m³1996: 17.7 µg/m³1997: 17.4 µg/m³1998: 17.1 µg/m³1999: 16.8 µg/m³2000: 16.3 µg/m³2001: 15.6 µg/m³2002: 17.3 µg/m³2003: 14.7 µg/m³2004: 13.5 µg/m³2005: 13.2 µg/m³2006: 11.3 µg/m³2007: 10.3 µg/m³2008: 9.9 µg/m³2009: 9.5 µg/m³2010: 10.5 µg/m³2011: 8.6 µg/m³2012: 8.7 µg/m³2013: 8.4 µg/m³2014: 9.4 µg/m³2015: 7.3 µg/m³2016: 7 µg/m³2017: 6.2 µg/m³2018: 8.1 µg/m³2019: 6.5 µg/m³2020: 6.4 µg/m³2021: 7.2 µg/m³2022: 6.6 µg/m³2023: 5.9 µg/m³
Change over the period: −13.4 (−69.41%) Average annual rate: -3.53 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Estonia 5.9 µg/m³
World 32.9 µg/m³
Europe & Central Asia 14.4 µg/m³
Northern Europe computed 8.4 µg/m³
High-income countries computed 12.9 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution — Estonia, by year Estonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 5.9 −0.7 −10.76%
2022 6.6 −0.6 −8.16%
2021 7.2 +0.8 +13.11%
2020 6.4 −0.1 −1.56%
2019 6.5 −1.7 −20.32%
2018 8.1 +1.9 +30.47%
2017 6.2 −0.7 −10.53%
2016 7 −0.3 −4.3%
2015 7.3 −2.1 −22.25%
2014 9.4 +0.9 +10.99%
2013 8.4 −0.2 −2.6%
2012 8.7 +0.1 +1.03%
2011 8.6 −1.9 −18.07%
2010 10.5 +1 +10.7%
2009 9.5 −0.4 −4.31%
2008 9.9 −0.4 −4.26%
2007 10.3 −1 −8.79%
2006 11.3 −1.9 −14.09%
2005 13.2 −0.4 −2.59%
2004 13.5 −1.2 −8.26%
2003 14.7 −2.6 −14.8%
2002 17.3 +1.7 +11%
2001 15.6 −0.7 −4.42%
2000 16.3 −0.5 −3%
1999 16.8 −0.3 −1.77%
1998 17.1 −0.3 −1.74%
1997 17.4 −0.3 −1.71%
1996 17.7 −0.7 −3.82%
1995 18.4 +0.1 +0.53%
1994 18.3 −0.3 −1.63%
1993 18.6 −0.3 −1.6%
1992 18.9 −0.3 −1.58%
1991 19.2 −0.1 −0.53%
1990 19.3 — —

Northern Europe, 2023

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

GL Greenland 1.6 FI Finland 4.6 IS Iceland 4.9 SE Sweden 5.3 NO Norway 5.5 EE Estonia 5.9 DK Denmark 7.5 IE Ireland 7.5 GB United Kingdom 9.5 LT Lithuania 10.7 LV Latvia 13
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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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