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PM2.5 air pollution — all countries

PM2.5 air pollution — Palestine

PM2.5 air pollution in Palestine in 2023 — 22.4 µg/m³. Ranked 131 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 5.2%.

2023 22.4 µg/m³ −5.65% vs 2022
World rank 131of 200
Period maximum 27 µg/m³2003
Period minimum 20.2 µg/m³2016

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Palestine, 1990–202320222426281990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 21.3 µg/m³1991: 22.2 µg/m³1992: 22.3 µg/m³1993: 22.5 µg/m³1994: 22.6 µg/m³1995: 24.3 µg/m³1996: 22.9 µg/m³1997: 23 µg/m³1998: 23.2 µg/m³1999: 23.3 µg/m³2000: 22.7 µg/m³2001: 23.9 µg/m³2002: 24.5 µg/m³2003: 27 µg/m³2004: 26.5 µg/m³2005: 23.9 µg/m³2006: 21.8 µg/m³2007: 20.8 µg/m³2008: 21.3 µg/m³2009: 21.7 µg/m³2010: 25.1 µg/m³2011: 20.4 µg/m³2012: 21.5 µg/m³2013: 21.8 µg/m³2014: 20.4 µg/m³2015: 23.4 µg/m³2016: 20.2 µg/m³2017: 20.6 µg/m³2018: 22.5 µg/m³2019: 23 µg/m³2020: 22.1 µg/m³2021: 21.9 µg/m³2022: 23.7 µg/m³2023: 22.4 µg/m³
Change over the period: +1.1 (+5.17%) Average annual rate: 0.15 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Palestine 22.4 µg/m³
World 32.9 µg/m³
Middle East & North Africa 45.4 µg/m³
Western Asia computed 40.9 µg/m³
Lower-middle-income countries computed 47.3 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution — Palestine, by year Palestine All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 22.4 −1.3 −5.65%
2022 23.7 +1.9 +8.52%
2021 21.9 −0.3 −1.23%
2020 22.1 −0.9 −3.9%
2019 23 +0.5 +2.24%
2018 22.5 +1.9 +9.24%
2017 20.6 +0.5 +2.37%
2016 20.2 −3.3 −13.89%
2015 23.4 +3 +14.46%
2014 20.4 −1.4 −6.3%
2013 21.8 +0.3 +1.55%
2012 21.5 +1.1 +5.31%
2011 20.4 −4.7 −18.73%
2010 25.1 +3.4 +15.46%
2009 21.7 +0.5 +2.32%
2008 21.3 +0.4 +1.98%
2007 20.8 −1 −4.41%
2006 21.8 −2.1 −8.91%
2005 23.9 −2.6 −9.76%
2004 26.5 −0.5 −1.81%
2003 27 +2.5 +10.2%
2002 24.5 +0.7 +2.76%
2001 23.9 +1.2 +5.27%
2000 22.7 −0.6 −2.75%
1999 23.3 +0.1 +0.59%
1998 23.2 +0.1 +0.59%
1997 23 +0.1 +0.6%
1996 22.9 −1.4 −5.84%
1995 24.3 +1.7 +7.49%
1994 22.6 +0.1 +0.61%
1993 22.5 +0.1 +0.61%
1992 22.3 +0.1 +0.62%
1991 22.2 +0.9 +4.3%
1990 21.3 — —

Western Asia, 2023

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

CY Cyprus 16.1 GE Georgia 18.6 IL Israel 21.9 PS Palestine 22.4 AZ Azerbaijan 23.7 TR Türkiye 26.4 LB Lebanon 26.7 AM Armenia 28.6 SY Syria 32.1 JO Jordan 32.6 YE Yemen 46.8 OM Oman 46.9 IQ Iraq 49.5 BH Bahrain 56.6 AE United Arab Emirates 57.2 KW Kuwait 62.3 SA Saudi Arabia 73.5 QA Qatar 107.8
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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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