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PM2.5 air pollution — Montenegro

PM2.5 air pollution in Montenegro in 2023 — 18.5 µg/m³. Ranked 104 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 39.7%.

2023 18.5 µg/m³ −1.22% vs 2022
World rank 104of 200
Period maximum 30.6 µg/m³1990
Period minimum 18.5 µg/m³2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Montenegro, 1990–202315202530351990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 30.6 µg/m³1991: 30.3 µg/m³1992: 29.7 µg/m³1993: 29.2 µg/m³1994: 28.6 µg/m³1995: 28.6 µg/m³1996: 27.4 µg/m³1997: 26.9 µg/m³1998: 26.3 µg/m³1999: 25.7 µg/m³2000: 24.8 µg/m³2001: 24.3 µg/m³2002: 26.6 µg/m³2003: 28.9 µg/m³2004: 25.5 µg/m³2005: 25.2 µg/m³2006: 25.8 µg/m³2007: 25.2 µg/m³2008: 24.2 µg/m³2009: 23.7 µg/m³2010: 21.5 µg/m³2011: 28.8 µg/m³2012: 24.2 µg/m³2013: 22.9 µg/m³2014: 20.1 µg/m³2015: 22.5 µg/m³2016: 20.8 µg/m³2017: 21.9 µg/m³2018: 22.2 µg/m³2019: 19.9 µg/m³2020: 19.5 µg/m³2021: 18.6 µg/m³2022: 18.7 µg/m³2023: 18.5 µg/m³
Change over the period: −12.1 (−39.67%) Average annual rate: -1.52 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Montenegro 18.5 µg/m³
World 32.9 µg/m³
Europe & Central Asia 14.4 µg/m³
Southern Europe computed 13.1 µg/m³
Upper-middle-income countries computed 26.6 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution — Montenegro, by year Montenegro All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 18.5 −0.2 −1.22%
2022 18.7 +0.1 +0.65%
2021 18.6 −0.9 −4.58%
2020 19.5 −0.5 −2.45%
2019 19.9 −2.2 −10.04%
2018 22.2 +0.2 +1.05%
2017 21.9 +1.1 +5.45%
2016 20.8 −1.7 −7.57%
2015 22.5 +2.4 +12.07%
2014 20.1 −2.8 −12.37%
2013 22.9 −1.3 −5.29%
2012 24.2 −4.6 −15.98%
2011 28.8 +7.3 +33.71%
2010 21.5 −2.2 −9.3%
2009 23.7 −0.5 −1.93%
2008 24.2 −1 −3.95%
2007 25.2 −0.6 −2.14%
2006 25.8 +0.6 +2.33%
2005 25.2 −0.3 −1.32%
2004 25.5 −3.4 −11.71%
2003 28.9 +2.3 +8.79%
2002 26.6 +2.2 +9.25%
2001 24.3 −0.5 −2.12%
2000 24.8 −0.9 −3.42%
1999 25.7 −0.6 −2.19%
1998 26.3 −0.6 −2.14%
1997 26.9 −0.6 −2.1%
1996 27.4 −1.2 −4.13%
1995 28.6 +0 +0.11%
1994 28.6 −0.6 −1.97%
1993 29.2 −0.6 −1.93%
1992 29.7 −0.6 −1.9%
1991 30.3 −0.3 −0.89%
1990 30.6 — —

Southern Europe, 2023

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

PT Portugal 8.8 AD Andorra 8.9 ES Spain 10.1 MT Malta 10.8 MC Monaco 11.4 SI Slovenia 12.6 SM San Marino 12.7 GR Greece 14.1 IT Italy 14.3 AL Albania 15.5 HR Croatia 15.8 ME Montenegro 18.5 RS Serbia 19.3 MK North Macedonia 21.8 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 26.1
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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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