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PM2.5 air pollution — all countries

PM2.5 air pollution — Israel

PM2.5 air pollution in Israel in 2023 — 21.9 µg/m³. Ranked 129 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 14.9%.

2023 21.9 µg/m³ −5.11% vs 2022
World rank 129of 200
Period maximum 30.7 µg/m³2003
Period minimum 19.7 µg/m³2016

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Israel, 1990–202315202530351990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 25.7 µg/m³1991: 26.8 µg/m³1992: 27 µg/m³1993: 27.2 µg/m³1994: 27.4 µg/m³1995: 29.4 µg/m³1996: 27.8 µg/m³1997: 28 µg/m³1998: 28.2 µg/m³1999: 28.4 µg/m³2000: 27.7 µg/m³2001: 27.5 µg/m³2002: 28.2 µg/m³2003: 30.7 µg/m³2004: 29 µg/m³2005: 27.7 µg/m³2006: 22.7 µg/m³2007: 20.3 µg/m³2008: 20.7 µg/m³2009: 20.9 µg/m³2010: 24.4 µg/m³2011: 19.8 µg/m³2012: 20.8 µg/m³2013: 21.6 µg/m³2014: 20 µg/m³2015: 22.7 µg/m³2016: 19.7 µg/m³2017: 20.4 µg/m³2018: 22 µg/m³2019: 22.6 µg/m³2020: 21.5 µg/m³2021: 21.3 µg/m³2022: 23.1 µg/m³2023: 21.9 µg/m³
Change over the period: −3.8 (−14.92%) Average annual rate: -0.49 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Israel 21.9 µg/m³
World 32.9 µg/m³
Middle East & North Africa 45.4 µg/m³
Western Asia computed 40.9 µg/m³
High-income countries computed 12.9 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution — Israel, by year Israel All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 21.9 −1.2 −5.11%
2022 23.1 +1.8 +8.47%
2021 21.3 −0.2 −0.97%
2020 21.5 −1.1 −4.95%
2019 22.6 +0.6 +2.7%
2018 22 +1.6 +8.1%
2017 20.4 +0.7 +3.59%
2016 19.7 −3.1 −13.5%
2015 22.7 +2.7 +13.39%
2014 20 −1.5 −7.03%
2013 21.6 +0.8 +3.79%
2012 20.8 +0.9 +4.63%
2011 19.8 −4.5 −18.53%
2010 24.4 +3.4 +16.47%
2009 20.9 +0.3 +1.3%
2008 20.7 +0.3 +1.49%
2007 20.3 −2.3 −10.28%
2006 22.7 −5 −18.08%
2005 27.7 −1.3 −4.58%
2004 29 −1.6 −5.37%
2003 30.7 +2.5 +8.79%
2002 28.2 +0.7 +2.61%
2001 27.5 −0.2 −0.77%
2000 27.7 −0.7 −2.5%
1999 28.4 +0.2 +0.69%
1998 28.2 +0.2 +0.69%
1997 28 +0.2 +0.7%
1996 27.8 −1.6 −5.48%
1995 29.4 +2 +7.29%
1994 27.4 +0.2 +0.71%
1993 27.2 +0.2 +0.72%
1992 27 +0.2 +0.72%
1991 26.8 +1.1 +4.26%
1990 25.7 — —

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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