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PM2.5 air pollution — Italy

PM2.5 air pollution in Italy in 2023 — 14.3 µg/m³. Ranked 78 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 53.1%.

2023 14.3 µg/m³ −11.97% vs 2022
World rank 78of 200
Period maximum 30.5 µg/m³1990
Period minimum 14.3 µg/m³2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Italy, 1990–20231015202530351990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 30.5 µg/m³1991: 30.5 µg/m³1992: 30.3 µg/m³1993: 30 µg/m³1994: 29.8 µg/m³1995: 30 µg/m³1996: 29.4 µg/m³1997: 29.2 µg/m³1998: 28.9 µg/m³1999: 28.7 µg/m³2000: 28.3 µg/m³2001: 24.5 µg/m³2002: 25.8 µg/m³2003: 27.5 µg/m³2004: 24.6 µg/m³2005: 25.2 µg/m³2006: 23 µg/m³2007: 21.4 µg/m³2008: 20.5 µg/m³2009: 19.7 µg/m³2010: 19 µg/m³2011: 20.9 µg/m³2012: 19 µg/m³2013: 17.5 µg/m³2014: 15.8 µg/m³2015: 18.4 µg/m³2016: 16.2 µg/m³2017: 17.3 µg/m³2018: 15.7 µg/m³2019: 15 µg/m³2020: 15.4 µg/m³2021: 14.9 µg/m³2022: 16.2 µg/m³2023: 14.3 µg/m³
Change over the period: −16.2 (−53.13%) Average annual rate: -2.27 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Italy 14.3 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 — Italy, by year Italy All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 14.3 −1.9 −11.97%
2022 16.2 +1.3 +8.9%
2021 14.9 −0.5 −3.26%
2020 15.4 +0.4 +2.81%
2019 15 −0.7 −4.43%
2018 15.7 −1.6 −9.43%
2017 17.3 +1.1 +6.8%
2016 16.2 −2.2 −11.93%
2015 18.4 +2.6 +16.77%
2014 15.8 −1.7 −9.66%
2013 17.5 −1.5 −8.15%
2012 19 −1.9 −9.13%
2011 20.9 +1.9 +10.21%
2010 19 −0.8 −3.87%
2009 19.7 −0.7 −3.61%
2008 20.5 −0.9 −4.27%
2007 21.4 −1.7 −7.18%
2006 23 −2.1 −8.53%
2005 25.2 +0.6 +2.53%
2004 24.6 −2.9 −10.65%
2003 27.5 +1.7 +6.41%
2002 25.8 +1.3 +5.44%
2001 24.5 −3.8 −13.33%
2000 28.3 −0.4 −1.48%
1999 28.7 −0.2 −0.76%
1998 28.9 −0.2 −0.76%
1997 29.2 −0.2 −0.75%
1996 29.4 −0.6 −2.1%
1995 30 +0.2 +0.63%
1994 29.8 −0.2 −0.74%
1993 30 −0.2 −0.73%
1992 30.3 −0.2 −0.73%
1991 30.5 −0 −0.05%
1990 30.5 — —

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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