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PM2.5 air pollution — all countries

PM2.5 air pollution — Jamaica

PM2.5 air pollution in Jamaica in 2023 — 21.7 µg/m³. Ranked 125 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 15.8%.

2023 21.7 µg/m³ +4.11% vs 2022
World rank 125of 200
Period maximum 22.3 µg/m³2020
Period minimum 18.2 µg/m³2004

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Jamaica, 1990–2023182022241990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 18.7 µg/m³1991: 18.5 µg/m³1992: 18.6 µg/m³1993: 18.7 µg/m³1994: 18.7 µg/m³1995: 18.4 µg/m³1996: 18.9 µg/m³1997: 18.9 µg/m³1998: 19 µg/m³1999: 19 µg/m³2000: 19.3 µg/m³2001: 18.4 µg/m³2002: 19.6 µg/m³2003: 19.6 µg/m³2004: 18.2 µg/m³2005: 19.5 µg/m³2006: 20 µg/m³2007: 20 µg/m³2008: 19.7 µg/m³2009: 21 µg/m³2010: 21.6 µg/m³2011: 19.9 µg/m³2012: 20.7 µg/m³2013: 19.9 µg/m³2014: 22 µg/m³2015: 21.2 µg/m³2016: 20.4 µg/m³2017: 20.7 µg/m³2018: 21 µg/m³2019: 21 µg/m³2020: 22.3 µg/m³2021: 22.2 µg/m³2022: 20.8 µg/m³2023: 21.7 µg/m³
Change over the period: +2.9 (+15.77%) Average annual rate: 0.44 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Jamaica 21.7 µg/m³
World 32.9 µg/m³
Latin America & Caribbean 17.4 µg/m³
Upper-middle-income countries computed 26.6 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution — Jamaica, by year Jamaica All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 21.7 +0.9 +4.11%
2022 20.8 −1.4 −6.37%
2021 22.2 −0 −0.2%
2020 22.3 +1.2 +5.86%
2019 21 −0 −0.06%
2018 21 +0.3 +1.62%
2017 20.7 +0.3 +1.36%
2016 20.4 −0.8 −3.77%
2015 21.2 −0.8 −3.72%
2014 22 +2.1 +10.67%
2013 19.9 −0.8 −3.76%
2012 20.7 +0.8 +3.87%
2011 19.9 −1.7 −7.66%
2010 21.6 +0.6 +2.85%
2009 21 +1.3 +6.63%
2008 19.7 −0.3 −1.48%
2007 20 −0.1 −0.34%
2006 20 +0.5 +2.65%
2005 19.5 +1.3 +7.13%
2004 18.2 −1.4 −7.22%
2003 19.6 +0 +0.13%
2002 19.6 +1.2 +6.76%
2001 18.4 −0.9 −4.91%
2000 19.3 +0.3 +1.47%
1999 19 +0.1 +0.33%
1998 19 +0.1 +0.33%
1997 18.9 +0.1 +0.33%
1996 18.9 +0.5 +2.72%
1995 18.4 −0.4 −2%
1994 18.7 +0.1 +0.33%
1993 18.7 +0.1 +0.33%
1992 18.6 +0.1 +0.33%
1991 18.5 −0.2 −0.84%
1990 18.7 — —

Caribbean, 2023

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

BS Bahamas 5.3 VI United States Virgin Islands 6.8 PR Puerto Rico 7.8 AG Antigua and Barbuda 8.4 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.9 CU Cuba 9.4 LC Saint Lucia 10.4 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10.6 BB Barbados 10.9 GD Grenada 11 DM Dominica 11.5 DO Dominican Republic 13.5 TT Trinidad and Tobago 13.8 HT Haiti 15.8 JM Jamaica 21.7
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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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