PM2.5 air pollution in the European Union in 2023 — 11 µg/m³. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 53.8%.
1990–2023 · µg/m³
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: European Union
| Year | µg/m³ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 | −1.2 | −9.85% |
| 2022 | 12.2 | +0.1 | +1.11% |
| 2021 | 12.1 | +0.7 | +5.91% |
| 2020 | 11.4 | −0.7 | −5.61% |
| 2019 | 12.1 | −1.7 | −12.13% |
| 2018 | 13.8 | −0.1 | −0.68% |
| 2017 | 13.8 | +0.4 | +2.61% |
| 2016 | 13.5 | −0.9 | −6.4% |
| 2015 | 14.4 | +0 | +0.11% |
| 2014 | 14.4 | −0.7 | −4.92% |
| 2013 | 15.1 | −0.5 | −3.23% |
| 2012 | 15.6 | −1.9 | −10.7% |
| 2011 | 17.5 | +0.4 | +2.14% |
| 2010 | 17.2 | +0.2 | +1.37% |
| 2009 | 16.9 | +0.3 | +1.64% |
| 2008 | 16.7 | −0.5 | −2.78% |
| 2007 | 17.1 | −1 | −5.72% |
| 2006 | 18.2 | −1.6 | −8.03% |
| 2005 | 19.8 | +0.5 | +2.51% |
| 2004 | 19.3 | −2.6 | −11.91% |
| 2003 | 21.9 | +1.1 | +5.09% |
| 2002 | 20.8 | +1.2 | +5.91% |
| 2001 | 19.7 | −1.2 | −5.93% |
| 2000 | 20.9 | −0.4 | −2.06% |
| 1999 | 21.3 | −0.3 | −1.35% |
| 1998 | 21.6 | −0.3 | −1.33% |
| 1997 | 21.9 | −0.3 | −1.32% |
| 1996 | 22.2 | −0.6 | −2.53% |
| 1995 | 22.8 | −0 | −0.05% |
| 1994 | 22.8 | −0.3 | −1.28% |
| 1993 | 23.1 | −0.3 | −1.27% |
| 1992 | 23.4 | −0.3 | −1.26% |
| 1991 | 23.7 | −0.2 | −0.65% |
| 1990 | 23.8 | — | — |
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.
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