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PM2.5 air pollution — all countries

PM2.5 air pollution — Nepal

PM2.5 air pollution in Nepal in 2023 — 53.2 µg/m³. Ranked 189 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 25%.

2023 53.2 µg/m³ +5.07% vs 2022
World rank 189of 200
Period maximum 59.5 µg/m³2018
Period minimum 39.8 µg/m³1995

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Nepal, 1990–20233540455055601990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 42.6 µg/m³1991: 41.7 µg/m³1992: 41.6 µg/m³1993: 41.6 µg/m³1994: 41.6 µg/m³1995: 39.8 µg/m³1996: 41.5 µg/m³1997: 41.5 µg/m³1998: 41.4 µg/m³1999: 41.4 µg/m³2000: 42.2 µg/m³2001: 43.6 µg/m³2002: 43.9 µg/m³2003: 44.3 µg/m³2004: 42.9 µg/m³2005: 42.5 µg/m³2006: 48.8 µg/m³2007: 51.9 µg/m³2008: 54.5 µg/m³2009: 58.9 µg/m³2010: 50.4 µg/m³2011: 52.7 µg/m³2012: 54.5 µg/m³2013: 49.9 µg/m³2014: 50.7 µg/m³2015: 52.1 µg/m³2016: 51.9 µg/m³2017: 53 µg/m³2018: 59.5 µg/m³2019: 54.3 µg/m³2020: 51.1 µg/m³2021: 56.8 µg/m³2022: 50.6 µg/m³2023: 53.2 µg/m³
Change over the period: +10.6 (+25%) Average annual rate: 0.68 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Nepal 53.2 µg/m³
World 32.9 µg/m³
South Asia 55.2 µg/m³
Southern Asia computed 54.5 µg/m³
Lower-middle-income countries computed 47.3 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution — Nepal, by year Nepal All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 53.2 +2.6 +5.07%
2022 50.6 −6.2 −10.91%
2021 56.8 +5.7 +11.15%
2020 51.1 −3.1 −5.79%
2019 54.3 −5.3 −8.83%
2018 59.5 +6.5 +12.25%
2017 53 +1.1 +2.17%
2016 51.9 −0.2 −0.35%
2015 52.1 +1.4 +2.76%
2014 50.7 +0.8 +1.61%
2013 49.9 −4.6 −8.48%
2012 54.5 +1.8 +3.34%
2011 52.7 +2.4 +4.71%
2010 50.4 −8.6 −14.53%
2009 58.9 +4.5 +8.17%
2008 54.5 +2.6 +5.05%
2007 51.9 +3.1 +6.3%
2006 48.8 +6.3 +14.71%
2005 42.5 −0.3 −0.76%
2004 42.9 −1.4 −3.19%
2003 44.3 +0.3 +0.77%
2002 43.9 +0.3 +0.67%
2001 43.6 +1.4 +3.31%
2000 42.2 +0.8 +2.02%
1999 41.4 −0 −0.08%
1998 41.4 −0 −0.08%
1997 41.5 −0 −0.08%
1996 41.5 +1.7 +4.27%
1995 39.8 −1.8 −4.24%
1994 41.6 −0 −0.08%
1993 41.6 −0 −0.08%
1992 41.6 −0 −0.08%
1991 41.7 −0.9 −2.11%
1990 42.6 — —

Southern Asia, 2023

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

MV Maldives 11.2 LK Sri Lanka 22.7 BT Bhutan 30.1 AF Afghanistan 37.9 IR Iran 40.2 NP Nepal 53.2 IN India 54.1 PK Pakistan 58.4 BD Bangladesh 69.3
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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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