PM2.5 air pollution in Middle East & North Africa in 2023 — 45.4 µg/m³. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 7.9%.
1990–2023 · µg/m³
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa
| Year | µg/m³ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 45.4 | −1.7 | −3.65% |
| 2022 | 47.1 | +2.1 | +4.73% |
| 2021 | 45 | +2.4 | +5.75% |
| 2020 | 42.5 | −0.8 | −1.74% |
| 2019 | 43.3 | −3.6 | −7.74% |
| 2018 | 46.9 | +2 | +4.53% |
| 2017 | 44.9 | +0.2 | +0.54% |
| 2016 | 44.6 | −1.4 | −3.07% |
| 2015 | 46 | +3.2 | +7.51% |
| 2014 | 42.8 | −1.6 | −3.67% |
| 2013 | 44.4 | −0.3 | −0.67% |
| 2012 | 44.7 | +0.5 | +1.02% |
| 2011 | 44.3 | −1.7 | −3.6% |
| 2010 | 46 | +3.1 | +7.33% |
| 2009 | 42.8 | +0 | +0.01% |
| 2008 | 42.8 | +0.5 | +1.25% |
| 2007 | 42.3 | −0.4 | −0.94% |
| 2006 | 42.7 | −1.8 | −4% |
| 2005 | 44.5 | −0.7 | −1.51% |
| 2004 | 45.1 | −1.6 | −3.51% |
| 2003 | 46.8 | +2.8 | +6.42% |
| 2002 | 44 | +0.7 | +1.56% |
| 2001 | 43.3 | −0.7 | −1.69% |
| 2000 | 44 | +0.6 | +1.35% |
| 1999 | 43.4 | +0.2 | +0.46% |
| 1998 | 43.2 | +0.2 | +0.46% |
| 1997 | 43 | +0.2 | +0.45% |
| 1996 | 42.8 | +0.9 | +2.22% |
| 1995 | 41.9 | −0.5 | −1.28% |
| 1994 | 42.5 | +0.2 | +0.49% |
| 1993 | 42.3 | +0.2 | +0.49% |
| 1992 | 42 | +0.2 | +0.44% |
| 1991 | 41.9 | −0.2 | −0.47% |
| 1990 | 42.1 | — | — |
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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