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PM2.5 air pollution — all countries

PM2.5 air pollution — Malaysia

PM2.5 air pollution in Malaysia in 2023 — 15.9 µg/m³. Ranked 91 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 49.2%.

2023 15.9 µg/m³ +3.47% vs 2022
World rank 91of 200
Period maximum 31.2 µg/m³1990
Period minimum 13.7 µg/m³2020

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Malaysia, 1990–20231015202530351990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 31.2 µg/m³1991: 29.4 µg/m³1992: 28.5 µg/m³1993: 27.7 µg/m³1994: 26.8 µg/m³1995: 24 µg/m³1996: 25.1 µg/m³1997: 24.2 µg/m³1998: 23.4 µg/m³1999: 22.5 µg/m³2000: 22.6 µg/m³2001: 21.2 µg/m³2002: 22.3 µg/m³2003: 21.3 µg/m³2004: 22.5 µg/m³2005: 22.1 µg/m³2006: 20.5 µg/m³2007: 18.3 µg/m³2008: 17 µg/m³2009: 19.8 µg/m³2010: 14.6 µg/m³2011: 18.2 µg/m³2012: 18.5 µg/m³2013: 19.7 µg/m³2014: 20.4 µg/m³2015: 25.2 µg/m³2016: 16.2 µg/m³2017: 14.5 µg/m³2018: 16.2 µg/m³2019: 20.9 µg/m³2020: 13.7 µg/m³2021: 14.1 µg/m³2022: 15.3 µg/m³2023: 15.9 µg/m³
Change over the period: −15.4 (−49.22%) Average annual rate: -2.03 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Malaysia 15.9 µg/m³
World 32.9 µg/m³
East Asia & Pacific 27.3 µg/m³
South-Eastern Asia computed 22.7 µg/m³
Upper-middle-income countries computed 26.6 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution — Malaysia, by year Malaysia All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 15.9 +0.5 +3.47%
2022 15.3 +1.2 +8.74%
2021 14.1 +0.4 +3.23%
2020 13.7 −7.2 −34.64%
2019 20.9 +4.7 +29.36%
2018 16.2 +1.6 +11.23%
2017 14.5 −1.7 −10.55%
2016 16.2 −8.9 −35.53%
2015 25.2 +4.8 +23.53%
2014 20.4 +0.7 +3.61%
2013 19.7 +1.2 +6.24%
2012 18.5 +0.3 +1.66%
2011 18.2 +3.6 +24.8%
2010 14.6 −5.1 −26.07%
2009 19.8 +2.7 +15.87%
2008 17 −1.2 −6.83%
2007 18.3 −2.2 −10.88%
2006 20.5 −1.6 −7.13%
2005 22.1 −0.4 −1.76%
2004 22.5 +1.2 +5.66%
2003 21.3 −1 −4.69%
2002 22.3 +1.1 +5.25%
2001 21.2 −1.4 −6.23%
2000 22.6 +0.1 +0.59%
1999 22.5 −0.9 −3.68%
1998 23.4 −0.9 −3.55%
1997 24.2 −0.9 −3.43%
1996 25.1 +1.1 +4.7%
1995 24 −2.8 −10.61%
1994 26.8 −0.9 −3.11%
1993 27.7 −0.9 −3.02%
1992 28.5 −0.9 −2.93%
1991 29.4 −1.9 −5.93%
1990 31.2 — —

South-Eastern Asia, 2023

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

BN Brunei Darussalam 7.6 TL Timor-Leste 12 SG Singapore 15.1 MY Malaysia 15.9 KH Cambodia 19.4 ID Indonesia 20.8 PH Philippines 22.2 TH Thailand 23.5 VN Vietnam 24.8 LA Laos 26 MM Myanmar 35.1
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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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