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PM2.5 air pollution — Greece

PM2.5 air pollution in Greece in 2023 — 14.1 µg/m³. Ranked 76 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 44.2%.

2023 14.1 µg/m³ −13.4% vs 2022
World rank 76of 200
Period maximum 26.5 µg/m³2003
Period minimum 14.1 µg/m³2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Greece, 1990–202310152025301990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 25.3 µg/m³1991: 25.5 µg/m³1992: 25.6 µg/m³1993: 25.6 µg/m³1994: 25.7 µg/m³1995: 26 µg/m³1996: 25.9 µg/m³1997: 26 µg/m³1998: 26.1 µg/m³1999: 26.2 µg/m³2000: 26.2 µg/m³2001: 24.4 µg/m³2002: 25.2 µg/m³2003: 26.5 µg/m³2004: 23.2 µg/m³2005: 24.1 µg/m³2006: 21.2 µg/m³2007: 20.4 µg/m³2008: 20.3 µg/m³2009: 18.7 µg/m³2010: 18.1 µg/m³2011: 18.9 µg/m³2012: 17.7 µg/m³2013: 15.1 µg/m³2014: 16 µg/m³2015: 15.5 µg/m³2016: 15.3 µg/m³2017: 15.4 µg/m³2018: 15.4 µg/m³2019: 15.5 µg/m³2020: 14.4 µg/m³2021: 15.7 µg/m³2022: 16.3 µg/m³2023: 14.1 µg/m³
Change over the period: −11.2 (−44.16%) Average annual rate: -1.75 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Greece 14.1 µg/m³
World 32.9 µg/m³
Europe & Central Asia 14.4 µg/m³
Southern Europe computed 13.1 µg/m³
High-income countries computed 12.9 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution — Greece, by year Greece All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 14.1 −2.2 −13.4%
2022 16.3 +0.6 +4.1%
2021 15.7 +1.2 +8.42%
2020 14.4 −1 −6.58%
2019 15.5 +0 +0.23%
2018 15.4 +0 +0.27%
2017 15.4 +0.1 +0.65%
2016 15.3 −0.2 −1.35%
2015 15.5 −0.5 −2.91%
2014 16 +0.8 +5.45%
2013 15.1 −2.6 −14.69%
2012 17.7 −1.1 −6.05%
2011 18.9 +0.7 +4.09%
2010 18.1 −0.5 −2.77%
2009 18.7 −1.6 −8.06%
2008 20.3 −0.1 −0.64%
2007 20.4 −0.7 −3.46%
2006 21.2 −3 −12.34%
2005 24.1 +0.9 +3.83%
2004 23.2 −3.3 −12.42%
2003 26.5 +1.4 +5.45%
2002 25.2 +0.8 +3.19%
2001 24.4 −1.8 −6.91%
2000 26.2 +0 +0%
1999 26.2 +0.1 +0.35%
1998 26.1 +0.1 +0.35%
1997 26 +0.1 +0.35%
1996 25.9 −0.1 −0.35%
1995 26 +0.3 +1.06%
1994 25.7 +0.1 +0.35%
1993 25.6 +0.1 +0.36%
1992 25.6 +0.1 +0.36%
1991 25.5 +0.2 +0.72%
1990 25.3 — —

Southern Europe, 2023

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

PT Portugal 8.8 AD Andorra 8.9 ES Spain 10.1 MT Malta 10.8 MC Monaco 11.4 SI Slovenia 12.6 SM San Marino 12.7 GR Greece 14.1 IT Italy 14.3 AL Albania 15.5 HR Croatia 15.8 ME Montenegro 18.5 RS Serbia 19.3 MK North Macedonia 21.8 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 26.1
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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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