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PM2.5 air pollution — all countries

PM2.5 air pollution — Philippines

PM2.5 air pollution in the Philippines in 2023 — 22.2 µg/m³. Ranked 130 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 42.4%.

2023 22.2 µg/m³ −8.4% vs 2022
World rank 130of 200
Period maximum 38.5 µg/m³1990
Period minimum 21.8 µg/m³2020

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Philippines, 1990–202320253035401990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 38.5 µg/m³1991: 37.8 µg/m³1992: 37.5 µg/m³1993: 37.1 µg/m³1994: 36.7 µg/m³1995: 35.7 µg/m³1996: 35.9 µg/m³1997: 35.6 µg/m³1998: 35.2 µg/m³1999: 34.8 µg/m³2000: 34.7 µg/m³2001: 30.6 µg/m³2002: 31.5 µg/m³2003: 32.1 µg/m³2004: 34.2 µg/m³2005: 33 µg/m³2006: 26.6 µg/m³2007: 23.6 µg/m³2008: 24.3 µg/m³2009: 26 µg/m³2010: 22.6 µg/m³2011: 24.7 µg/m³2012: 22.6 µg/m³2013: 22.6 µg/m³2014: 22.7 µg/m³2015: 22.6 µg/m³2016: 21.8 µg/m³2017: 22.8 µg/m³2018: 22.1 µg/m³2019: 23.2 µg/m³2020: 21.8 µg/m³2021: 22.7 µg/m³2022: 24.2 µg/m³2023: 22.2 µg/m³
Change over the period: −16.3 (−42.36%) Average annual rate: -1.66 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Philippines 22.2 µg/m³
World 32.9 µg/m³
East Asia & Pacific 27.3 µg/m³
South-Eastern Asia computed 22.7 µg/m³
Lower-middle-income countries computed 47.3 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution — Philippines, by year Philippines All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 22.2 −2 −8.4%
2022 24.2 +1.5 +6.6%
2021 22.7 +1 +4.48%
2020 21.8 −1.4 −6.12%
2019 23.2 +1 +4.73%
2018 22.1 −0.7 −3.06%
2017 22.8 +1 +4.76%
2016 21.8 −0.8 −3.46%
2015 22.6 −0.1 −0.5%
2014 22.7 +0.1 +0.56%
2013 22.6 +0 +0.01%
2012 22.6 −2.1 −8.58%
2011 24.7 +2.1 +9.26%
2010 22.6 −3.4 −13.03%
2009 26 +1.6 +6.72%
2008 24.3 +0.7 +3.02%
2007 23.6 −3 −11.12%
2006 26.6 −6.5 −19.55%
2005 33 −1.1 −3.36%
2004 34.2 +2.1 +6.61%
2003 32.1 +0.6 +1.89%
2002 31.5 +0.9 +2.86%
2001 30.6 −4.1 −11.84%
2000 34.7 −0.1 −0.24%
1999 34.8 −0.4 −1.08%
1998 35.2 −0.4 −1.07%
1997 35.6 −0.4 −1.06%
1996 35.9 +0.2 +0.59%
1995 35.7 −1 −2.66%
1994 36.7 −0.4 −1.03%
1993 37.1 −0.4 −1.02%
1992 37.5 −0.4 −1.01%
1991 37.8 −0.7 −1.76%
1990 38.5 — —

South-Eastern Asia, 2023

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

BN Brunei Darussalam 7.6 TL Timor-Leste 12 SG Singapore 15.1 MY Malaysia 15.9 KH Cambodia 19.4 ID Indonesia 20.8 PH Philippines 22.2 TH Thailand 23.5 VN Vietnam 24.8 LA Laos 26 MM Myanmar 35.1
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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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