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PM2.5 air pollution — all countries

PM2.5 air pollution — Euro area

PM2.5 air pollution in the Euro area in 2023 — 10.3 µg/m³. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 54.9%.

2023 10.3 µg/m³ −12.89% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 22.8 µg/m³1990
Period minimum 10.3 µg/m³2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Euro area, 1990–2023101520251990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 22.8 µg/m³1991: 22.7 µg/m³1992: 22.5 µg/m³1993: 22.2 µg/m³1994: 22 µg/m³1995: 22 µg/m³1996: 21.5 µg/m³1997: 21.3 µg/m³1998: 21.1 µg/m³1999: 20.8 µg/m³2000: 20.5 µg/m³2001: 19 µg/m³2002: 19.6 µg/m³2003: 20.7 µg/m³2004: 18.3 µg/m³2005: 18.7 µg/m³2006: 17.2 µg/m³2007: 16.2 µg/m³2008: 15.9 µg/m³2009: 16.1 µg/m³2010: 16 µg/m³2011: 16.4 µg/m³2012: 14.6 µg/m³2013: 14.2 µg/m³2014: 13.2 µg/m³2015: 13.5 µg/m³2016: 12.5 µg/m³2017: 12.8 µg/m³2018: 12.6 µg/m³2019: 11.3 µg/m³2020: 10.8 µg/m³2021: 11.3 µg/m³2022: 11.8 µg/m³2023: 10.3 µg/m³
Change over the period: −12.5 (−54.92%) Average annual rate: -2.39 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Euro area 10.3 µg/m³
World 32.9 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution — Euro area, by year Euro area All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 10.3 −1.5 −12.89%
2022 11.8 +0.5 +4.27%
2021 11.3 +0.6 +5.18%
2020 10.8 −0.6 −4.87%
2019 11.3 −1.3 −10.24%
2018 12.6 −0.2 −1.28%
2017 12.8 +0.2 +1.9%
2016 12.5 −1 −7.52%
2015 13.5 +0.4 +2.78%
2014 13.2 −1.1 −7.39%
2013 14.2 −0.3 −2.35%
2012 14.6 −1.8 −11.07%
2011 16.4 +0.4 +2.51%
2010 16 −0.1 −0.72%
2009 16.1 +0.2 +1.06%
2008 15.9 −0.3 −1.76%
2007 16.2 −0.9 −5.44%
2006 17.2 −1.6 −8.32%
2005 18.7 +0.4 +2%
2004 18.3 −2.4 −11.44%
2003 20.7 +1.1 +5.76%
2002 19.6 +0.6 +3.33%
2001 19 −1.5 −7.34%
2000 20.5 −0.4 −1.77%
1999 20.8 −0.2 −1.11%
1998 21.1 −0.2 −1.09%
1997 21.3 −0.2 −1.08%
1996 21.5 −0.5 −2.29%
1995 22 +0 +0.15%
1994 22 −0.2 −1.05%
1993 22.2 −0.2 −1.05%
1992 22.5 −0.2 −1.05%
1991 22.7 −0.1 −0.44%
1990 22.8 — —

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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