PM2.5 air pollution in New Zealand in 2023 — 6.9 µg/m³. Ranked 24 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 19.9%.
1990–2023 · µg/m³
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: New Zealand
| Year | µg/m³ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.9 | −0.1 | −1.49% |
| 2022 | 7 | +0.3 | +5.12% |
| 2021 | 6.6 | −0.4 | −5.76% |
| 2020 | 7.1 | −0.7 | −8.7% |
| 2019 | 7.7 | +1.1 | +16.23% |
| 2018 | 6.6 | −0 | −0% |
| 2017 | 6.6 | +0 | +0.68% |
| 2016 | 6.6 | +0 | +0.27% |
| 2015 | 6.6 | +0.1 | +1.78% |
| 2014 | 6.5 | −0.2 | −3.31% |
| 2013 | 6.7 | +0.1 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 6.6 | −0.5 | −7.4% |
| 2011 | 7.1 | +0.2 | +2.62% |
| 2010 | 7 | +0.1 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 6.9 | −0.1 | −1.77% |
| 2008 | 7 | −0 | −0.32% |
| 2007 | 7 | −0.2 | −2.19% |
| 2006 | 7.2 | −0.5 | −6.59% |
| 2005 | 7.7 | −0.1 | −0.78% |
| 2004 | 7.8 | −0.1 | −1.06% |
| 2003 | 7.8 | −0.3 | −3.28% |
| 2002 | 8.1 | −0.1 | −0.82% |
| 2001 | 8.2 | −0.1 | −1.44% |
| 2000 | 8.3 | +0 | +0.58% |
| 1999 | 8.2 | −0 | −0.37% |
| 1998 | 8.3 | −0 | −0.37% |
| 1997 | 8.3 | −0 | −0.37% |
| 1996 | 8.3 | +0.1 | +1.53% |
| 1995 | 8.2 | −0.2 | −2.22% |
| 1994 | 8.4 | −0 | −0.36% |
| 1993 | 8.4 | −0 | −0.36% |
| 1992 | 8.5 | −0 | −0.36% |
| 1991 | 8.5 | −0.1 | −1.26% |
| 1990 | 8.6 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Australia
6.4
New Zealand
6.9
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.
How many deaths per 100,000 people are attributed to dirty air — outdoors and in the home.
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