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PM2.5 air pollution — Jordan

PM2.5 air pollution in Jordan in 2023 — 32.6 µg/m³. Ranked 161 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 64.1%.

2023 32.6 µg/m³ −2.02% vs 2022
World rank 161of 200
Period maximum 34.9 µg/m³2010
Period minimum 19.9 µg/m³1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Jordan, 1990–202315202530351990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 19.9 µg/m³1991: 20.8 µg/m³1992: 20.8 µg/m³1993: 20.9 µg/m³1994: 20.9 µg/m³1995: 22.6 µg/m³1996: 21 µg/m³1997: 21 µg/m³1998: 21.1 µg/m³1999: 21.1 µg/m³2000: 20.3 µg/m³2001: 23 µg/m³2002: 24.2 µg/m³2003: 28.4 µg/m³2004: 26.9 µg/m³2005: 25.2 µg/m³2006: 27.4 µg/m³2007: 28.7 µg/m³2008: 29.6 µg/m³2009: 30.7 µg/m³2010: 34.9 µg/m³2011: 29.1 µg/m³2012: 31.5 µg/m³2013: 31.3 µg/m³2014: 28.9 µg/m³2015: 32.9 µg/m³2016: 31 µg/m³2017: 30.3 µg/m³2018: 31.8 µg/m³2019: 32.2 µg/m³2020: 34.6 µg/m³2021: 30.9 µg/m³2022: 33.3 µg/m³2023: 32.6 µg/m³
Change over the period: +12.7 (+64.11%) Average annual rate: 1.51 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Jordan 32.6 µg/m³
World 32.9 µg/m³
Middle East & North Africa 45.4 µg/m³
Western Asia computed 40.9 µg/m³
Lower-middle-income countries computed 47.3 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution — Jordan, by year Jordan All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 32.6 −0.7 −2.02%
2022 33.3 +2.4 +7.62%
2021 30.9 −3.6 −10.48%
2020 34.6 +2.4 +7.48%
2019 32.2 +0.4 +1.28%
2018 31.8 +1.5 +4.96%
2017 30.3 −0.7 −2.36%
2016 31 −1.9 −5.83%
2015 32.9 +4 +14%
2014 28.9 −2.4 −7.72%
2013 31.3 −0.2 −0.7%
2012 31.5 +2.4 +8.21%
2011 29.1 −5.8 −16.5%
2010 34.9 +4.1 +13.41%
2009 30.7 +1.2 +3.92%
2008 29.6 +0.9 +3.08%
2007 28.7 +1.3 +4.84%
2006 27.4 +2.2 +8.72%
2005 25.2 −1.8 −6.52%
2004 26.9 −1.5 −5.26%
2003 28.4 +4.2 +17.5%
2002 24.2 +1.2 +5.19%
2001 23 +2.7 +13.18%
2000 20.3 −0.8 −3.8%
1999 21.1 +0 +0.21%
1998 21.1 +0 +0.21%
1997 21 +0 +0.21%
1996 21 −1.6 −7.28%
1995 22.6 +1.7 +8.3%
1994 20.9 +0 +0.21%
1993 20.9 +0 +0.21%
1992 20.8 +0 +0.21%
1991 20.8 +0.9 +4.48%
1990 19.9 — —

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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