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PM2.5 air pollution — Iran

PM2.5 air pollution in Iran in 2023 — 40.2 µg/m³. Ranked 178 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 19.1%.

2023 40.2 µg/m³ −8.32% vs 2022
World rank 178of 200
Period maximum 43.9 µg/m³2022
Period minimum 33.8 µg/m³1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Iran, 1990–2023303540451990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 33.8 µg/m³1991: 33.9 µg/m³1992: 34.2 µg/m³1993: 34.4 µg/m³1994: 34.7 µg/m³1995: 34.6 µg/m³1996: 35.3 µg/m³1997: 35.6 µg/m³1998: 35.9 µg/m³1999: 36.2 µg/m³2000: 36.6 µg/m³2001: 36.5 µg/m³2002: 35.4 µg/m³2003: 38.6 µg/m³2004: 35 µg/m³2005: 35.1 µg/m³2006: 38.4 µg/m³2007: 40.9 µg/m³2008: 42.1 µg/m³2009: 42.9 µg/m³2010: 43.3 µg/m³2011: 42.5 µg/m³2012: 40.6 µg/m³2013: 39.8 µg/m³2014: 39.6 µg/m³2015: 40.8 µg/m³2016: 39.7 µg/m³2017: 40.1 µg/m³2018: 41.8 µg/m³2019: 39.4 µg/m³2020: 38.8 µg/m³2021: 41.1 µg/m³2022: 43.9 µg/m³2023: 40.2 µg/m³
Change over the period: +6.5 (+19.13%) Average annual rate: 0.53 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Iran 40.2 µg/m³
World 32.9 µg/m³
Middle East & North Africa 45.4 µg/m³
Southern Asia computed 54.5 µg/m³
Lower-middle-income countries computed 47.3 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution — Iran, by year Iran All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 40.2 −3.7 −8.32%
2022 43.9 +2.8 +6.83%
2021 41.1 +2.3 +5.99%
2020 38.8 −0.6 −1.5%
2019 39.4 −2.4 −5.81%
2018 41.8 +1.7 +4.23%
2017 40.1 +0.4 +1.11%
2016 39.7 −1.1 −2.82%
2015 40.8 +1.2 +2.92%
2014 39.6 −0.2 −0.39%
2013 39.8 −0.8 −2.03%
2012 40.6 −1.8 −4.32%
2011 42.5 −0.8 −1.92%
2010 43.3 +0.4 +0.84%
2009 42.9 +0.8 +1.94%
2008 42.1 +1.2 +2.98%
2007 40.9 +2.4 +6.34%
2006 38.4 +3.3 +9.41%
2005 35.1 +0.2 +0.53%
2004 35 −3.6 −9.33%
2003 38.6 +3.2 +9.03%
2002 35.4 −1.1 −3.04%
2001 36.5 −0.2 −0.48%
2000 36.6 +0.5 +1.35%
1999 36.2 +0.3 +0.8%
1998 35.9 +0.3 +0.81%
1997 35.6 +0.3 +0.81%
1996 35.3 +0.7 +1.99%
1995 34.6 −0.1 −0.33%
1994 34.7 +0.3 +0.83%
1993 34.4 +0.3 +0.84%
1992 34.2 +0.3 +0.85%
1991 33.9 +0.1 +0.25%
1990 33.8 — —

Southern Asia, 2023

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

MV Maldives 11.2 LK Sri Lanka 22.7 BT Bhutan 30.1 AF Afghanistan 37.9 IR Iran 40.2 NP Nepal 53.2 IN India 54.1 PK Pakistan 58.4 BD Bangladesh 69.3
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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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