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PM2.5 air pollution — Russia

PM2.5 air pollution in Russia in 2023 — 11.6 µg/m³. Ranked 59 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 58.7%.

2023 11.6 µg/m³ −1.95% vs 2022
World rank 59of 200
Period maximum 28 µg/m³1990
Period minimum 11.6 µg/m³2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Russia, 1990–202310152025301990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 28 µg/m³1991: 27.2 µg/m³1992: 26.7 µg/m³1993: 26.1 µg/m³1994: 25.6 µg/m³1995: 24.6 µg/m³1996: 24.5 µg/m³1997: 24 µg/m³1998: 23.4 µg/m³1999: 22.9 µg/m³2000: 22.6 µg/m³2001: 20.9 µg/m³2002: 22.1 µg/m³2003: 19.9 µg/m³2004: 18.1 µg/m³2005: 16.6 µg/m³2006: 15.7 µg/m³2007: 15.4 µg/m³2008: 15.2 µg/m³2009: 15.7 µg/m³2010: 18.6 µg/m³2011: 13.6 µg/m³2012: 14.8 µg/m³2013: 14.2 µg/m³2014: 14.7 µg/m³2015: 13.1 µg/m³2016: 13.6 µg/m³2017: 13.7 µg/m³2018: 12.7 µg/m³2019: 12.6 µg/m³2020: 12.4 µg/m³2021: 12.9 µg/m³2022: 11.8 µg/m³2023: 11.6 µg/m³
Change over the period: −16.4 (−58.69%) Average annual rate: -2.64 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Russia 11.6 µg/m³
World 32.9 µg/m³
Europe & Central Asia 14.4 µg/m³
Eastern Europe computed 13.3 µg/m³
High-income countries computed 12.9 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution — Russia, by year Russia All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 11.6 −0.2 −1.95%
2022 11.8 −1.1 −8.75%
2021 12.9 +0.5 +3.88%
2020 12.4 −0.1 −0.9%
2019 12.6 −0.1 −0.92%
2018 12.7 −1.1 −7.77%
2017 13.7 +0.2 +1.22%
2016 13.6 +0.5 +3.96%
2015 13.1 −1.6 −10.89%
2014 14.7 +0.5 +3.53%
2013 14.2 −0.7 −4.57%
2012 14.8 +1.3 +9.29%
2011 13.6 −5.1 −27.2%
2010 18.6 +2.9 +18.54%
2009 15.7 +0.5 +3.28%
2008 15.2 −0.2 −1.28%
2007 15.4 −0.3 −1.82%
2006 15.7 −0.9 −5.47%
2005 16.6 −1.5 −8.05%
2004 18.1 −1.8 −9.07%
2003 19.9 −2.2 −10.04%
2002 22.1 +1.2 +5.86%
2001 20.9 −1.7 −7.58%
2000 22.6 −0.3 −1.36%
1999 22.9 −0.5 −2.31%
1998 23.4 −0.5 −2.26%
1997 24 −0.5 −2.21%
1996 24.5 −0.1 −0.32%
1995 24.6 −1 −3.92%
1994 25.6 −0.5 −2.07%
1993 26.1 −0.5 −2.03%
1992 26.7 −0.5 −1.99%
1991 27.2 −0.8 −2.76%
1990 28 — —

Eastern Europe, 2023

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

RU Russia 11.6 BY Belarus 12 CZ Czechia 12.7 HU Hungary 13.7 SK Slovakia 13.7 UA Ukraine 14.9 MD Moldova 14.9 RO Romania 16 PL Poland 16.5 BG Bulgaria 19.7
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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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