PM2.5 air pollution — all countries

PM2.5 air pollution — Kiribati

PM2.5 air pollution in Kiribati in 2023 — 3.9 µg/m³. Ranked 5 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 16.9%.

2023 3.9 µg/m³ +3.75% vs 2022
World rank 5of 200
Period maximum 5.8 µg/m³2015
Period minimum 3.5 µg/m³2021

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Kiribati, 1990–202334561990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 4.7 µg/m³1991: 4.6 µg/m³1992: 4.7 µg/m³1993: 4.7 µg/m³1994: 4.8 µg/m³1995: 4.7 µg/m³1996: 4.8 µg/m³1997: 4.9 µg/m³1998: 4.9 µg/m³1999: 5 µg/m³2000: 5 µg/m³2001: 5.3 µg/m³2002: 4.8 µg/m³2003: 5 µg/m³2004: 4.6 µg/m³2005: 5 µg/m³2006: 4.9 µg/m³2007: 4.6 µg/m³2008: 4.7 µg/m³2009: 5.3 µg/m³2010: 4.5 µg/m³2011: 4.2 µg/m³2012: 4.5 µg/m³2013: 4.6 µg/m³2014: 4.4 µg/m³2015: 5.8 µg/m³2016: 3.6 µg/m³2017: 3.8 µg/m³2018: 3.9 µg/m³2019: 5.5 µg/m³2020: 4.1 µg/m³2021: 3.5 µg/m³2022: 3.7 µg/m³2023: 3.9 µg/m³
Change over the period: −0.8 (−16.94%) Average annual rate: -0.56 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Kiribati 3.9 µg/m³
World 32.9 µg/m³
East Asia & Pacific 27.3 µg/m³
Micronesia (subregion) computed 3.6 µg/m³
Lower-middle-income countries computed 47.3 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution — Kiribati, by year Kiribati All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 3.9 +0.1 +3.75%
2022 3.7 +0.3 +7.69%
2021 3.5 −0.6 −14.8%
2020 4.1 −1.5 −26.35%
2019 5.5 +1.6 +41.65%
2018 3.9 +0.1 +1.43%
2017 3.8 +0.2 +6.03%
2016 3.6 −2.2 −37.83%
2015 5.8 +1.4 +31.36%
2014 4.4 −0.2 −4.4%
2013 4.6 +0.1 +2.64%
2012 4.5 +0.3 +6.86%
2011 4.2 −0.3 −6.32%
2010 4.5 −0.8 −14.59%
2009 5.3 +0.6 +11.83%
2008 4.7 +0.1 +3.05%
2007 4.6 −0.3 −5.63%
2006 4.9 −0.1 −2.71%
2005 5 +0.4 +7.96%
2004 4.6 −0.4 −7.93%
2003 5 +0.3 +5.5%
2002 4.8 −0.6 −10.6%
2001 5.3 +0.3 +5.72%
2000 5 +0.1 +1.75%
1999 5 +0 +0.78%
1998 4.9 +0 +0.79%
1997 4.9 +0 +0.79%
1996 4.8 +0.1 +2.87%
1995 4.7 −0.1 −1.22%
1994 4.8 +0 +0.81%
1993 4.7 +0 +0.82%
1992 4.7 +0 +0.83%
1991 4.6 −0 −0.21%
1990 4.7

Micronesia, 2023

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

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.