PM2.5 air pollution — all countries

PM2.5 air pollution — Nauru

PM2.5 air pollution in Nauru in 2023 — 4.8 µg/m³. Ranked 12 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 7.1%.

2023 4.8 µg/m³ +10.87% vs 2022
World rank 12of 200
Period maximum 6.8 µg/m³2015
Period minimum 4 µg/m³2021

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Nauru, 1990–202345671990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 5.2 µg/m³1991: 5.3 µg/m³1992: 5.4 µg/m³1993: 5.5 µg/m³1994: 5.5 µg/m³1995: 5.7 µg/m³1996: 5.7 µg/m³1997: 5.7 µg/m³1998: 5.8 µg/m³1999: 5.9 µg/m³2000: 5.9 µg/m³2001: 5.8 µg/m³2002: 5.6 µg/m³2003: 5.5 µg/m³2004: 5.2 µg/m³2005: 5.5 µg/m³2006: 5.2 µg/m³2007: 4.7 µg/m³2008: 4.7 µg/m³2009: 5.4 µg/m³2010: 5.1 µg/m³2011: 4.7 µg/m³2012: 5.2 µg/m³2013: 5.8 µg/m³2014: 5.8 µg/m³2015: 6.8 µg/m³2016: 4.7 µg/m³2017: 4.6 µg/m³2018: 4.8 µg/m³2019: 6.8 µg/m³2020: 4.3 µg/m³2021: 4 µg/m³2022: 4.4 µg/m³2023: 4.8 µg/m³
Change over the period: −0.4 (−7.1%) Average annual rate: -0.22 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Nauru 4.8 µg/m³
World 32.9 µg/m³
East Asia & Pacific 27.3 µg/m³
Micronesia (subregion) computed 3.6 µg/m³
High-income countries computed 12.9 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution — Nauru, by year Nauru All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 4.8 +0.5 +10.87%
2022 4.4 +0.3 +8.5%
2021 4 −0.3 −6.15%
2020 4.3 −2.5 −37.17%
2019 6.8 +2 +40.69%
2018 4.8 +0.3 +5.8%
2017 4.6 −0.1 −2.35%
2016 4.7 −2.2 −31.48%
2015 6.8 +1 +17.61%
2014 5.8 +0 +0.56%
2013 5.8 +0.6 +11.53%
2012 5.2 +0.5 +11.06%
2011 4.7 −0.4 −7.69%
2010 5.1 −0.3 −6.44%
2009 5.4 +0.7 +15.12%
2008 4.7 +0 +0.9%
2007 4.7 −0.5 −9.88%
2006 5.2 −0.3 −6.24%
2005 5.5 +0.4 +7.04%
2004 5.2 −0.4 −6.75%
2003 5.5 −0.1 −2.11%
2002 5.6 −0.2 −3.39%
2001 5.8 −0 −0.64%
2000 5.9 +0 +0.41%
1999 5.9 +0.1 +1.16%
1998 5.8 +0.1 +1.17%
1997 5.7 +0.1 +1.19%
1996 5.7 −0 −0.34%
1995 5.7 +0.2 +2.78%
1994 5.5 +0.1 +1.23%
1993 5.5 +0.1 +1.25%
1992 5.4 +0.1 +1.26%
1991 5.3 +0.1 +2.12%
1990 5.2

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.