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PM2.5 air pollution — all countries

PM2.5 air pollution — Maldives

PM2.5 air pollution in the Maldives in 2023 — 11.2 µg/m³. Ranked 55 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 61.3%.

2023 11.2 µg/m³ +7.18% vs 2022
World rank 55of 200
Period maximum 28.9 µg/m³1990
Period minimum 10.4 µg/m³2022

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Maldives, 1990–202310152025301990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 28.9 µg/m³1991: 28.6 µg/m³1992: 27.8 µg/m³1993: 27 µg/m³1994: 26.3 µg/m³1995: 26.5 µg/m³1996: 24.7 µg/m³1997: 23.9 µg/m³1998: 23.2 µg/m³1999: 22.4 µg/m³2000: 21.1 µg/m³2001: 20.4 µg/m³2002: 20.4 µg/m³2003: 20.7 µg/m³2004: 21.7 µg/m³2005: 20.2 µg/m³2006: 16.1 µg/m³2007: 13.5 µg/m³2008: 13.9 µg/m³2009: 14.1 µg/m³2010: 11.7 µg/m³2011: 14.7 µg/m³2012: 12.7 µg/m³2013: 12.8 µg/m³2014: 12.2 µg/m³2015: 11.2 µg/m³2016: 14.6 µg/m³2017: 14.5 µg/m³2018: 13.3 µg/m³2019: 11.8 µg/m³2020: 11.1 µg/m³2021: 10.7 µg/m³2022: 10.4 µg/m³2023: 11.2 µg/m³
Change over the period: −17.7 (−61.32%) Average annual rate: -2.84 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Maldives 11.2 µg/m³
World 32.9 µg/m³
South Asia 55.2 µg/m³
Southern Asia computed 54.5 µg/m³
Upper-middle-income countries computed 26.6 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution — Maldives, by year Maldives All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 11.2 +0.7 +7.18%
2022 10.4 −0.3 −3.09%
2021 10.7 −0.3 −2.85%
2020 11.1 −0.7 −6.03%
2019 11.8 −1.5 −11.31%
2018 13.3 −1.3 −8.63%
2017 14.5 −0.1 −0.37%
2016 14.6 +3.4 +30.75%
2015 11.2 −1.1 −8.97%
2014 12.2 −0.5 −4.1%
2013 12.8 +0.1 +0.67%
2012 12.7 −2 −13.61%
2011 14.7 +3 +25.6%
2010 11.7 −2.4 −16.98%
2009 14.1 +0.2 +1.24%
2008 13.9 +0.4 +2.93%
2007 13.5 −2.6 −16.28%
2006 16.1 −4 −19.97%
2005 20.2 −1.6 −7.15%
2004 21.7 +1 +4.94%
2003 20.7 +0.3 +1.39%
2002 20.4 +0 +0.23%
2001 20.4 −0.7 −3.38%
2000 21.1 −1.3 −5.76%
1999 22.4 −0.8 −3.36%
1998 23.2 −0.8 −3.25%
1997 23.9 −0.8 −3.15%
1996 24.7 −1.8 −6.8%
1995 26.5 +0.2 +0.94%
1994 26.3 −0.8 −2.87%
1993 27 −0.8 −2.79%
1992 27.8 −0.8 −2.72%
1991 28.6 −0.3 −0.92%
1990 28.9 — —

Southern Asia, 2023

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

MV Maldives 11.2 LK Sri Lanka 22.7 BT Bhutan 30.1 AF Afghanistan 37.9 IR Iran 40.2 NP Nepal 53.2 IN India 54.1 PK Pakistan 58.4 BD Bangladesh 69.3
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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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