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PM2.5 air pollution — all countries

PM2.5 air pollution — Kuwait

PM2.5 air pollution in Kuwait in 2023 — 62.3 µg/m³. Ranked 195 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 10.1%.

2023 62.3 µg/m³ −16.31% vs 2022
World rank 195of 200
Period maximum 74.5 µg/m³2022
Period minimum 50.4 µg/m³1995

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Kuwait, 1990–2023506070801990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 56.6 µg/m³1991: 54.2 µg/m³1992: 54.7 µg/m³1993: 55.3 µg/m³1994: 55.8 µg/m³1995: 50.4 µg/m³1996: 56.8 µg/m³1997: 57.3 µg/m³1998: 57.9 µg/m³1999: 58.4 µg/m³2000: 61.9 µg/m³2001: 62.1 µg/m³2002: 56.9 µg/m³2003: 66.9 µg/m³2004: 58.3 µg/m³2005: 67.9 µg/m³2006: 58.7 µg/m³2007: 57.6 µg/m³2008: 61.9 µg/m³2009: 67.5 µg/m³2010: 63.8 µg/m³2011: 64.3 µg/m³2012: 66.2 µg/m³2013: 63.4 µg/m³2014: 50.6 µg/m³2015: 66.6 µg/m³2016: 57 µg/m³2017: 61.9 µg/m³2018: 64.5 µg/m³2019: 57.8 µg/m³2020: 56.6 µg/m³2021: 62 µg/m³2022: 74.5 µg/m³2023: 62.3 µg/m³
Change over the period: +5.7 (+10.06%) Average annual rate: 0.29 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Kuwait 62.3 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 — Kuwait, by year Kuwait All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 62.3 −12.2 −16.31%
2022 74.5 +12.5 +20.22%
2021 62 +5.3 +9.42%
2020 56.6 −1.2 −2.06%
2019 57.8 −6.7 −10.37%
2018 64.5 +2.6 +4.2%
2017 61.9 +4.9 +8.54%
2016 57 −9.6 −14.36%
2015 66.6 +16 +31.68%
2014 50.6 −12.8 −20.22%
2013 63.4 −2.7 −4.16%
2012 66.2 +1.8 +2.86%
2011 64.3 +0.5 +0.78%
2010 63.8 −3.7 −5.48%
2009 67.5 +5.7 +9.15%
2008 61.9 +4.2 +7.3%
2007 57.6 −1 −1.74%
2006 58.7 −9.3 −13.67%
2005 67.9 +9.6 +16.46%
2004 58.3 −8.6 −12.84%
2003 66.9 +10 +17.66%
2002 56.9 −5.2 −8.44%
2001 62.1 +0.3 +0.44%
2000 61.9 +3.5 +5.95%
1999 58.4 +0.5 +0.9%
1998 57.9 +0.5 +0.91%
1997 57.3 +0.5 +0.92%
1996 56.8 +6.4 +12.75%
1995 50.4 −5.4 −9.65%
1994 55.8 +0.5 +0.94%
1993 55.3 +0.5 +0.95%
1992 54.7 +0.5 +0.96%
1991 54.2 −2.4 −4.29%
1990 56.6 — —

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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