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PM2.5 air pollution — North Macedonia

PM2.5 air pollution in North Macedonia in 2023 — 21.8 µg/m³. Ranked 127 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 38.9%.

2023 21.8 µg/m³ −3.07% vs 2022
World rank 127of 200
Period maximum 35.7 µg/m³1990
Period minimum 21.8 µg/m³2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — North Macedonia, 1990–202320253035401990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 35.7 µg/m³1991: 35 µg/m³1992: 34.6 µg/m³1993: 34.2 µg/m³1994: 33.8 µg/m³1995: 32.9 µg/m³1996: 33 µg/m³1997: 32.6 µg/m³1998: 32.2 µg/m³1999: 31.7 µg/m³2000: 31.6 µg/m³2001: 30.1 µg/m³2002: 32.6 µg/m³2003: 35.1 µg/m³2004: 31.1 µg/m³2005: 31.3 µg/m³2006: 30.3 µg/m³2007: 29 µg/m³2008: 28.6 µg/m³2009: 27.4 µg/m³2010: 26.9 µg/m³2011: 30 µg/m³2012: 28.8 µg/m³2013: 28.5 µg/m³2014: 25.7 µg/m³2015: 26.8 µg/m³2016: 24.8 µg/m³2017: 24.1 µg/m³2018: 25.5 µg/m³2019: 23.6 µg/m³2020: 22.5 µg/m³2021: 22.1 µg/m³2022: 22.5 µg/m³2023: 21.8 µg/m³
Change over the period: −13.9 (−38.88%) Average annual rate: -1.48 %

Comparison, 2023

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

North Macedonia 21.8 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 — North Macedonia, by year North Macedonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 21.8 −0.7 −3.07%
2022 22.5 +0.4 +1.72%
2021 22.1 −0.4 −1.71%
2020 22.5 −1 −4.44%
2019 23.6 −1.9 −7.46%
2018 25.5 +1.3 +5.54%
2017 24.1 −0.7 −2.91%
2016 24.8 −2 −7.46%
2015 26.8 +1.1 +4.26%
2014 25.7 −2.8 −9.7%
2013 28.5 −0.3 −0.94%
2012 28.8 −1.2 −4.08%
2011 30 +3.1 +11.47%
2010 26.9 −0.5 −1.66%
2009 27.4 −1.2 −4.19%
2008 28.6 −0.5 −1.64%
2007 29 −1.3 −4.21%
2006 30.3 −1 −3.13%
2005 31.3 +0.2 +0.68%
2004 31.1 −4 −11.33%
2003 35.1 +2.5 +7.57%
2002 32.6 +2.5 +8.34%
2001 30.1 −1.5 −4.72%
2000 31.6 −0.2 −0.52%
1999 31.7 −0.4 −1.28%
1998 32.2 −0.4 −1.26%
1997 32.6 −0.4 −1.25%
1996 33 +0.1 +0.24%
1995 32.9 −0.9 −2.67%
1994 33.8 −0.4 −1.2%
1993 34.2 −0.4 −1.19%
1992 34.6 −0.4 −1.17%
1991 35 −0.7 −1.84%
1990 35.7 — —

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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