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PM2.5 air pollution — all countries

PM2.5 air pollution — Qatar

PM2.5 air pollution in Qatar in 2023 — 107.8 µg/m³. Ranked 200 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 1.9%.

2023 107.8 µg/m³ −3.71% vs 2022
World rank 200of 200
Period maximum 124.7 µg/m³2003
Period minimum 90.6 µg/m³2007

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Qatar, 1990–2023901001101201301990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 109.8 µg/m³1991: 107.8 µg/m³1992: 107.8 µg/m³1993: 107.7 µg/m³1994: 107.7 µg/m³1995: 103.7 µg/m³1996: 107.6 µg/m³1997: 107.6 µg/m³1998: 107.5 µg/m³1999: 107.5 µg/m³2000: 109.4 µg/m³2001: 104.6 µg/m³2002: 94.1 µg/m³2003: 124.7 µg/m³2004: 117.7 µg/m³2005: 120.1 µg/m³2006: 97 µg/m³2007: 90.6 µg/m³2008: 96.9 µg/m³2009: 105.3 µg/m³2010: 98.6 µg/m³2011: 98.1 µg/m³2012: 107 µg/m³2013: 97.4 µg/m³2014: 90.7 µg/m³2015: 109.5 µg/m³2016: 106.1 µg/m³2017: 107.7 µg/m³2018: 107.8 µg/m³2019: 99.9 µg/m³2020: 99.2 µg/m³2021: 107.9 µg/m³2022: 111.9 µg/m³2023: 107.8 µg/m³
Change over the period: −2 (−1.86%) Average annual rate: -0.06 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Qatar 107.8 µg/m³
World 32.9 µg/m³
Middle East & North Africa 45.4 µg/m³
Western Asia computed 40.9 µg/m³
High-income countries computed 12.9 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution — Qatar, by year Qatar All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 107.8 −4.2 −3.71%
2022 111.9 +4 +3.73%
2021 107.9 +8.7 +8.76%
2020 99.2 −0.7 −0.66%
2019 99.9 −7.9 −7.36%
2018 107.8 +0.1 +0.11%
2017 107.7 +1.5 +1.46%
2016 106.1 −3.3 −3.05%
2015 109.5 +18.8 +20.67%
2014 90.7 −6.7 −6.84%
2013 97.4 −9.7 −9.03%
2012 107 +9 +9.14%
2011 98.1 −0.6 −0.58%
2010 98.6 −6.6 −6.28%
2009 105.3 +8.4 +8.63%
2008 96.9 +6.3 +6.94%
2007 90.6 −6.4 −6.62%
2006 97 −23 −19.18%
2005 120.1 +2.4 +2.02%
2004 117.7 −7 −5.6%
2003 124.7 +30.6 +32.53%
2002 94.1 −10.6 −10.09%
2001 104.6 −4.8 −4.37%
2000 109.4 +1.9 +1.78%
1999 107.5 −0 −0.04%
1998 107.5 −0 −0.04%
1997 107.6 −0 −0.04%
1996 107.6 +3.9 +3.73%
1995 103.7 −3.9 −3.67%
1994 107.7 −0 −0.04%
1993 107.7 −0 −0.04%
1992 107.8 −0 −0.04%
1991 107.8 −2 −1.82%
1990 109.8 — —

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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