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PM2.5 air pollution — Latvia

PM2.5 air pollution in Latvia in 2023 — 13 µg/m³. Ranked 66 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 64%.

2023 13 µg/m³ −6.54% vs 2022
World rank 66of 200
Period maximum 36.1 µg/m³1990
Period minimum 13 µg/m³2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Latvia, 1990–2023102030401990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 36.1 µg/m³1991: 35.8 µg/m³1992: 35.2 µg/m³1993: 34.5 µg/m³1994: 33.9 µg/m³1995: 34 µg/m³1996: 32.6 µg/m³1997: 31.9 µg/m³1998: 31.3 µg/m³1999: 30.6 µg/m³2000: 29.6 µg/m³2001: 27.3 µg/m³2002: 31.6 µg/m³2003: 27.4 µg/m³2004: 23.6 µg/m³2005: 23.7 µg/m³2006: 21.7 µg/m³2007: 20.8 µg/m³2008: 20.2 µg/m³2009: 18.5 µg/m³2010: 20.9 µg/m³2011: 17 µg/m³2012: 17.8 µg/m³2013: 17.1 µg/m³2014: 18.1 µg/m³2015: 15.7 µg/m³2016: 14.1 µg/m³2017: 13.4 µg/m³2018: 16.9 µg/m³2019: 14 µg/m³2020: 14 µg/m³2021: 15.7 µg/m³2022: 13.9 µg/m³2023: 13 µg/m³
Change over the period: −23.1 (−63.95%) Average annual rate: -3.04 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Latvia 13 µg/m³
World 32.9 µg/m³
Europe & Central Asia 14.4 µg/m³
Northern Europe computed 8.4 µg/m³
High-income countries computed 12.9 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution — Latvia, by year Latvia All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 13 −0.9 −6.54%
2022 13.9 −1.7 −11.04%
2021 15.7 +1.6 +11.71%
2020 14 +0.1 +0.4%
2019 14 −2.9 −17.38%
2018 16.9 +3.5 +25.69%
2017 13.4 −0.7 −4.84%
2016 14.1 −1.5 −9.81%
2015 15.7 −2.4 −13.27%
2014 18.1 +1 +5.79%
2013 17.1 −0.8 −4.31%
2012 17.8 +0.8 +4.97%
2011 17 −3.9 −18.67%
2010 20.9 +2.4 +13.04%
2009 18.5 −1.7 −8.31%
2008 20.2 −0.6 −3.07%
2007 20.8 −0.9 −4.35%
2006 21.7 −1.9 −8.21%
2005 23.7 +0.1 +0.53%
2004 23.6 −3.9 −14.09%
2003 27.4 −4.2 −13.2%
2002 31.6 +4.2 +15.51%
2001 27.3 −2.2 −7.54%
2000 29.6 −1 −3.36%
1999 30.6 −0.7 −2.08%
1998 31.3 −0.7 −2.04%
1997 31.9 −0.7 −2%
1996 32.6 −1.4 −4.13%
1995 34 +0.1 +0.29%
1994 33.9 −0.7 −1.89%
1993 34.5 −0.7 −1.85%
1992 35.2 −0.7 −1.82%
1991 35.8 −0.3 −0.77%
1990 36.1 — —

Northern Europe, 2023

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

GL Greenland 1.6 FI Finland 4.6 IS Iceland 4.9 SE Sweden 5.3 NO Norway 5.5 EE Estonia 5.9 DK Denmark 7.5 IE Ireland 7.5 GB United Kingdom 9.5 LT Lithuania 10.7 LV Latvia 13
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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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