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PM2.5 air pollution — Lithuania

PM2.5 air pollution in Lithuania in 2023 — 10.7 µg/m³. Ranked 50 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 66%.

2023 10.7 µg/m³ −3.19% vs 2022
World rank 50of 200
Period maximum 31.6 µg/m³1990
Period minimum 10.7 µg/m³2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Lithuania, 1990–20230102030401990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 31.6 µg/m³1991: 31.4 µg/m³1992: 30.8 µg/m³1993: 30.3 µg/m³1994: 29.7 µg/m³1995: 29.9 µg/m³1996: 28.5 µg/m³1997: 28 µg/m³1998: 27.4 µg/m³1999: 26.8 µg/m³2000: 25.9 µg/m³2001: 24.3 µg/m³2002: 27.2 µg/m³2003: 23.7 µg/m³2004: 20.4 µg/m³2005: 20.4 µg/m³2006: 17.3 µg/m³2007: 16.9 µg/m³2008: 17.3 µg/m³2009: 16.6 µg/m³2010: 19.3 µg/m³2011: 16.3 µg/m³2012: 16.4 µg/m³2013: 15.6 µg/m³2014: 16.2 µg/m³2015: 14.3 µg/m³2016: 12.6 µg/m³2017: 12.5 µg/m³2018: 14.4 µg/m³2019: 12.1 µg/m³2020: 11.4 µg/m³2021: 13.1 µg/m³2022: 11.1 µg/m³2023: 10.7 µg/m³
Change over the period: −20.8 (−65.96%) Average annual rate: -3.21 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Lithuania 10.7 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 — Lithuania, by year Lithuania All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 10.7 −0.4 −3.19%
2022 11.1 −2 −15.44%
2021 13.1 +1.7 +14.79%
2020 11.4 −0.7 −5.86%
2019 12.1 −2.3 −15.65%
2018 14.4 +1.9 +14.97%
2017 12.5 −0.1 −0.7%
2016 12.6 −1.7 −11.88%
2015 14.3 −1.9 −11.8%
2014 16.2 +0.7 +4.22%
2013 15.6 −0.8 −5.15%
2012 16.4 +0.1 +0.65%
2011 16.3 −3 −15.46%
2010 19.3 +2.7 +16.39%
2009 16.6 −0.7 −4.07%
2008 17.3 +0.3 +1.97%
2007 16.9 −0.4 −2.12%
2006 17.3 −3.1 −15.15%
2005 20.4 −0 −0.1%
2004 20.4 −3.2 −13.7%
2003 23.7 −3.5 −12.99%
2002 27.2 +2.9 +12.05%
2001 24.3 −1.6 −6.14%
2000 25.9 −1 −3.63%
1999 26.8 −0.6 −2.08%
1998 27.4 −0.6 −2.04%
1997 28 −0.6 −2%
1996 28.5 −1.4 −4.6%
1995 29.9 +0.2 +0.79%
1994 29.7 −0.6 −1.89%
1993 30.3 −0.6 −1.85%
1992 30.8 −0.6 −1.82%
1991 31.4 −0.2 −0.53%
1990 31.6 — —

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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