PM2.5 air pollution — all countries

PM2.5 air pollution — Marshall Islands

PM2.5 air pollution in the Marshall Islands in 2023 — 4.1 µg/m³. Ranked 6 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 15.8%.

2023 4.1 µg/m³ −13.79% vs 2022
World rank 6of 200
Period maximum 5.4 µg/m³2011
Period minimum 4 µg/m³2019

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Marshall Islands, 1990–20233.544.555.51990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 4.9 µg/m³1991: 4.8 µg/m³1992: 4.8 µg/m³1993: 4.8 µg/m³1994: 4.8 µg/m³1995: 4.6 µg/m³1996: 4.8 µg/m³1997: 4.8 µg/m³1998: 4.8 µg/m³1999: 4.8 µg/m³2000: 4.9 µg/m³2001: 5.1 µg/m³2002: 4.7 µg/m³2003: 4.8 µg/m³2004: 4.6 µg/m³2005: 4.9 µg/m³2006: 5.3 µg/m³2007: 5.2 µg/m³2008: 5.3 µg/m³2009: 5.2 µg/m³2010: 5.3 µg/m³2011: 5.4 µg/m³2012: 5.1 µg/m³2013: 4.9 µg/m³2014: 4.6 µg/m³2015: 5.1 µg/m³2016: 4.1 µg/m³2017: 4.3 µg/m³2018: 4.8 µg/m³2019: 4 µg/m³2020: 4.2 µg/m³2021: 4.3 µg/m³2022: 4.8 µg/m³2023: 4.1 µg/m³
Change over the period: −0.8 (−15.82%) Average annual rate: -0.52 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Marshall Islands 4.1 µg/m³
World 32.9 µg/m³
East Asia & Pacific 27.3 µg/m³
Micronesia (subregion) computed 3.6 µg/m³
Upper-middle-income countries computed 26.6 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution — Marshall Islands, by year Marshall Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 4.1 −0.7 −13.79%
2022 4.8 +0.5 +11.25%
2021 4.3 +0.1 +1.3%
2020 4.2 +0.2 +5.56%
2019 4 −0.8 −16%
2018 4.8 +0.5 +11.39%
2017 4.3 +0.1 +3.06%
2016 4.1 −1 −18.72%
2015 5.1 +0.5 +10.52%
2014 4.6 −0.2 −4.83%
2013 4.9 −0.2 −4.11%
2012 5.1 −0.4 −6.89%
2011 5.4 +0.2 +3.35%
2010 5.3 +0 +0.56%
2009 5.2 −0 −0.72%
2008 5.3 +0 +0.49%
2007 5.2 −0.1 −1.5%
2006 5.3 +0.5 +9.48%
2005 4.9 +0.3 +6.57%
2004 4.6 −0.3 −5.29%
2003 4.8 +0.2 +3.43%
2002 4.7 −0.5 −9.18%
2001 5.1 +0.2 +4.42%
2000 4.9 +0.1 +2.24%
1999 4.8 +0 +0.07%
1998 4.8 +0 +0.07%
1997 4.8 +0 +0.07%
1996 4.8 +0.2 +4.63%
1995 4.6 −0.2 −4.29%
1994 4.8 +0 +0.07%
1993 4.8 +0 +0.07%
1992 4.8 +0 +0.07%
1991 4.8 −0.1 −2.07%
1990 4.9

Micronesia, 2023

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

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.