PM2.5 air pollution in Europe & Central Asia in 2023 — 14.4 µg/m³. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 43.8%.
1990–2023 · µg/m³
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Europe & Central Asia
| Year | µg/m³ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14.4 | −0.8 | −5.06% |
| 2022 | 15.2 | −0.1 | −0.77% |
| 2021 | 15.3 | +0.7 | +4.76% |
| 2020 | 14.6 | −0.5 | −3.51% |
| 2019 | 15.1 | −1 | −6.22% |
| 2018 | 16.1 | −0.2 | −1.21% |
| 2017 | 16.3 | +0.5 | +3.43% |
| 2016 | 15.8 | −0.7 | −4.48% |
| 2015 | 16.5 | −0.5 | −2.74% |
| 2014 | 17 | −0.2 | −1.32% |
| 2013 | 17.2 | −0.1 | −0.46% |
| 2012 | 17.3 | −1.2 | −6.23% |
| 2011 | 18.5 | −0.7 | −3.78% |
| 2010 | 19.2 | +1 | +5.24% |
| 2009 | 18.2 | +0.1 | +0.69% |
| 2008 | 18.1 | −0.3 | −1.49% |
| 2007 | 18.4 | −0.7 | −3.53% |
| 2006 | 19 | −1.2 | −6.12% |
| 2005 | 20.3 | +0 | +0.07% |
| 2004 | 20.3 | −2.1 | −9.44% |
| 2003 | 22.4 | −0.2 | −1.06% |
| 2002 | 22.6 | +1.1 | +4.95% |
| 2001 | 21.6 | −1.1 | −4.75% |
| 2000 | 22.6 | −0.4 | −1.73% |
| 1999 | 23 | −0.3 | −1.26% |
| 1998 | 23.3 | −0.3 | −1.24% |
| 1997 | 23.6 | −0.3 | −1.23% |
| 1996 | 23.9 | −0.5 | −2.03% |
| 1995 | 24.4 | −0.1 | −0.41% |
| 1994 | 24.5 | −0.3 | −1.22% |
| 1993 | 24.8 | −0.3 | −1.21% |
| 1992 | 25.1 | −0.3 | −1.2% |
| 1991 | 25.4 | −0.2 | −0.81% |
| 1990 | 25.6 | — | — |
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.
How many deaths per 100,000 people are attributed to dirty air — outdoors and in the home.
Emissions CO2 emissionsAnnual carbon dioxide emissions from burning fuel and producing cement.
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Environment Forest areaThe absolute area of forest in square kilometers.
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