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PM2.5 air pollution — Mongolia

PM2.5 air pollution in Mongolia in 2023 — 42.7 µg/m³. Ranked 182 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 67.6%.

2023 42.7 µg/m³ +4.33% vs 2022
World rank 182of 200
Period maximum 48.7 µg/m³2021
Period minimum 25.2 µg/m³1995

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Mongolia, 1990–2023203040501990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 25.5 µg/m³1991: 25.2 µg/m³1992: 25.4 µg/m³1993: 25.6 µg/m³1994: 25.8 µg/m³1995: 25.2 µg/m³1996: 26.2 µg/m³1997: 26.4 µg/m³1998: 26.6 µg/m³1999: 26.8 µg/m³2000: 27.5 µg/m³2001: 27.8 µg/m³2002: 29.8 µg/m³2003: 30.8 µg/m³2004: 26.3 µg/m³2005: 27 µg/m³2006: 42.8 µg/m³2007: 47.6 µg/m³2008: 47.5 µg/m³2009: 44.3 µg/m³2010: 43.7 µg/m³2011: 46.2 µg/m³2012: 43.5 µg/m³2013: 45.4 µg/m³2014: 41.3 µg/m³2015: 44.9 µg/m³2016: 47.5 µg/m³2017: 43.8 µg/m³2018: 40.3 µg/m³2019: 44.2 µg/m³2020: 40.2 µg/m³2021: 48.7 µg/m³2022: 40.9 µg/m³2023: 42.7 µg/m³
Change over the period: +17.2 (+67.62%) Average annual rate: 1.58 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Mongolia 42.7 µg/m³
World 32.9 µg/m³
East Asia & Pacific 27.3 µg/m³
Eastern Asia computed 29.9 µg/m³
Lower-middle-income countries computed 47.3 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution — Mongolia, by year Mongolia All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 42.7 +1.8 +4.33%
2022 40.9 −7.8 −16.06%
2021 48.7 +8.5 +21.21%
2020 40.2 −3.9 −8.91%
2019 44.2 +3.9 +9.62%
2018 40.3 −3.5 −8.04%
2017 43.8 −3.7 −7.75%
2016 47.5 +2.6 +5.74%
2015 44.9 +3.6 +8.66%
2014 41.3 −4.1 −9.01%
2013 45.4 +1.9 +4.37%
2012 43.5 −2.7 −5.76%
2011 46.2 +2.5 +5.67%
2010 43.7 −0.6 −1.35%
2009 44.3 −3.2 −6.71%
2008 47.5 −0.2 −0.36%
2007 47.6 +4.9 +11.37%
2006 42.8 +15.8 +58.67%
2005 27 +0.7 +2.67%
2004 26.3 −4.6 −14.86%
2003 30.8 +1 +3.38%
2002 29.8 +2 +7.21%
2001 27.8 +0.3 +1.27%
2000 27.5 +0.6 +2.39%
1999 26.8 +0.2 +0.76%
1998 26.6 +0.2 +0.76%
1997 26.4 +0.2 +0.77%
1996 26.2 +1.1 +4.31%
1995 25.2 −0.7 −2.64%
1994 25.8 +0.2 +0.79%
1993 25.6 +0.2 +0.79%
1992 25.4 +0.2 +0.8%
1991 25.2 −0.2 −0.94%
1990 25.5 — —

Eastern Asia, 2023

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

JP Japan 11.5 KP North Korea 21.8 KR South Korea 21.9 CN China 32 MN Mongolia 42.7
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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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