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PM2.5 air pollution — all countries

PM2.5 air pollution — Georgia

PM2.5 air pollution in Georgia in 2023 — 18.6 µg/m³. Ranked 106 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 15%.

2023 18.6 µg/m³ −4.03% vs 2022
World rank 106of 200
Period maximum 21.9 µg/m³1991
Period minimum 17.4 µg/m³2016

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Georgia, 1990–2023161820221990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 21.9 µg/m³1991: 21.9 µg/m³1992: 21.7 µg/m³1993: 21.6 µg/m³1994: 21.5 µg/m³1995: 21.7 µg/m³1996: 21.2 µg/m³1997: 21 µg/m³1998: 20.9 µg/m³1999: 20.7 µg/m³2000: 20.4 µg/m³2001: 20.8 µg/m³2002: 19.9 µg/m³2003: 19.3 µg/m³2004: 19 µg/m³2005: 20 µg/m³2006: 19.4 µg/m³2007: 20.3 µg/m³2008: 20.5 µg/m³2009: 19.8 µg/m³2010: 21.9 µg/m³2011: 19 µg/m³2012: 18.5 µg/m³2013: 18.5 µg/m³2014: 20.9 µg/m³2015: 18.9 µg/m³2016: 17.4 µg/m³2017: 19.1 µg/m³2018: 18.7 µg/m³2019: 18.9 µg/m³2020: 18.9 µg/m³2021: 19.6 µg/m³2022: 19.4 µg/m³2023: 18.6 µg/m³
Change over the period: −3.3 (−15.01%) Average annual rate: -0.49 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Georgia 18.6 µg/m³
World 32.9 µg/m³
Europe & Central Asia 14.4 µg/m³
Western Asia computed 40.9 µg/m³
Upper-middle-income countries computed 26.6 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution — Georgia, by year Georgia All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 18.6 −0.8 −4.03%
2022 19.4 −0.2 −1.1%
2021 19.6 +0.6 +3.26%
2020 18.9 +0 +0.01%
2019 18.9 +0.3 +1.51%
2018 18.7 −0.4 −2.15%
2017 19.1 +1.7 +9.8%
2016 17.4 −1.5 −7.86%
2015 18.9 −2.1 −9.92%
2014 20.9 +2.4 +13.17%
2013 18.5 −0 −0.15%
2012 18.5 −0.5 −2.75%
2011 19 −2.8 −12.95%
2010 21.9 +2 +10.26%
2009 19.8 −0.6 −3.15%
2008 20.5 +0.2 +0.99%
2007 20.3 +0.9 +4.49%
2006 19.4 −0.5 −2.71%
2005 20 +0.9 +4.95%
2004 19 −0.3 −1.3%
2003 19.3 −0.7 −3.32%
2002 19.9 −0.9 −4.42%
2001 20.8 +0.5 +2.29%
2000 20.4 −0.3 −1.64%
1999 20.7 −0.1 −0.71%
1998 20.9 −0.1 −0.7%
1997 21 −0.1 −0.7%
1996 21.2 −0.5 −2.45%
1995 21.7 +0.2 +1.1%
1994 21.5 −0.1 −0.68%
1993 21.6 −0.1 −0.68%
1992 21.7 −0.1 −0.67%
1991 21.9 +0 +0.21%
1990 21.9 — —

Western Asia, 2023

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

CY Cyprus 16.1 GE Georgia 18.6 IL Israel 21.9 PS Palestine 22.4 AZ Azerbaijan 23.7 TR Türkiye 26.4 LB Lebanon 26.7 AM Armenia 28.6 SY Syria 32.1 JO Jordan 32.6 YE Yemen 46.8 OM Oman 46.9 IQ Iraq 49.5 BH Bahrain 56.6 AE United Arab Emirates 57.2 KW Kuwait 62.3 SA Saudi Arabia 73.5 QA Qatar 107.8
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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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