PM2.5 air pollution in the G7 in 2023 — 8.7 µg/m³. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 50.8%.
1990–2023 · µg/m³
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G7
| Year | µg/m³ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8.7 | −0.8 | −8.72% |
| 2022 | 9.6 | −0.2 | −1.71% |
| 2021 | 9.7 | +0.5 | +5.88% |
| 2020 | 9.2 | −0.1 | −1.5% |
| 2019 | 9.3 | −0.7 | −7.38% |
| 2018 | 10.1 | −0 | −0.11% |
| 2017 | 10.1 | +0.2 | +1.75% |
| 2016 | 9.9 | −0.8 | −7.71% |
| 2015 | 10.8 | −0.2 | −1.95% |
| 2014 | 11 | −0.3 | −2.77% |
| 2013 | 11.3 | −0.1 | −0.91% |
| 2012 | 11.4 | −1 | −7.86% |
| 2011 | 12.4 | +0.2 | +1.62% |
| 2010 | 12.2 | −0.2 | −1.72% |
| 2009 | 12.4 | −0.4 | −2.98% |
| 2008 | 12.7 | −0.4 | −2.83% |
| 2007 | 13.1 | −0.6 | −4.22% |
| 2006 | 13.7 | −1.1 | −7.28% |
| 2005 | 14.8 | +0.6 | +3.88% |
| 2004 | 14.2 | −1.4 | −8.93% |
| 2003 | 15.6 | +0.4 | +2.93% |
| 2002 | 15.2 | +0.1 | +0.59% |
| 2001 | 15.1 | −1 | −6.36% |
| 2000 | 16.1 | −0.3 | −1.92% |
| 1999 | 16.4 | −0.2 | −0.99% |
| 1998 | 16.6 | −0.2 | −0.99% |
| 1997 | 16.8 | −0.2 | −0.98% |
| 1996 | 16.9 | −0.5 | −2.71% |
| 1995 | 17.4 | +0.1 | +0.82% |
| 1994 | 17.2 | −0.2 | −0.95% |
| 1993 | 17.4 | −0.2 | −0.94% |
| 1992 | 17.6 | −0.2 | −0.93% |
| 1991 | 17.7 | −0 | −0.07% |
| 1990 | 17.8 | — | — |
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.
Emissions CO2 emissionsAnnual carbon dioxide emissions from burning fuel and producing cement.
Demography Urban population shareWhat part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
Environment Forest coverWhat share of a country's territory is covered by forest.
Environment Forest areaThe absolute area of forest in square kilometers.
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