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PM2.5 air pollution — Saint Kitts and Nevis

PM2.5 air pollution in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2023 — 8.9 µg/m³. Ranked 39 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 20.1%.

2023 8.9 µg/m³ +7.32% vs 2022
World rank 39of 200
Period maximum 11.1 µg/m³1990
Period minimum 8.1 µg/m³2013

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1990–2023891011121990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 11.1 µg/m³1991: 11 µg/m³1992: 11 µg/m³1993: 11 µg/m³1994: 10.9 µg/m³1995: 10.8 µg/m³1996: 10.9 µg/m³1997: 10.8 µg/m³1998: 10.8 µg/m³1999: 10.8 µg/m³2000: 10.8 µg/m³2001: 10.7 µg/m³2002: 10.3 µg/m³2003: 9.5 µg/m³2004: 8.6 µg/m³2005: 9.3 µg/m³2006: 9.5 µg/m³2007: 9.2 µg/m³2008: 9.6 µg/m³2009: 10.2 µg/m³2010: 10.3 µg/m³2011: 8.6 µg/m³2012: 10.1 µg/m³2013: 8.1 µg/m³2014: 8.1 µg/m³2015: 10.2 µg/m³2016: 9.1 µg/m³2017: 9.9 µg/m³2018: 9.2 µg/m³2019: 9.1 µg/m³2020: 8.9 µg/m³2021: 9.7 µg/m³2022: 8.3 µg/m³2023: 8.9 µg/m³
Change over the period: −2.2 (−20.15%) Average annual rate: -0.68 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.9 µg/m³
World 32.9 µg/m³
Latin America & Caribbean 17.4 µg/m³
High-income countries computed 12.9 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution — Saint Kitts and Nevis, by year Saint Kitts and Nevis All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 8.9 +0.6 +7.32%
2022 8.3 −1.5 −15.12%
2021 9.7 +0.8 +8.84%
2020 8.9 −0.2 −1.7%
2019 9.1 −0.1 −0.91%
2018 9.2 −0.7 −7.19%
2017 9.9 +0.8 +9.31%
2016 9.1 −1.2 −11.41%
2015 10.2 +2.1 +25.49%
2014 8.1 +0.1 +0.91%
2013 8.1 −2.1 −20.28%
2012 10.1 +1.6 +18.37%
2011 8.6 −1.7 −16.66%
2010 10.3 +0.1 +0.88%
2009 10.2 +0.6 +5.84%
2008 9.6 +0.4 +3.95%
2007 9.2 −0.3 −2.83%
2006 9.5 +0.3 +2.88%
2005 9.3 +0.7 +8.04%
2004 8.6 −0.9 −9.98%
2003 9.5 −0.7 −7.23%
2002 10.3 −0.5 −4.53%
2001 10.7 −0 −0.18%
2000 10.8 +0 +0.04%
1999 10.8 −0 −0.32%
1998 10.8 −0 −0.32%
1997 10.8 −0 −0.32%
1996 10.9 +0 +0.4%
1995 10.8 −0.1 −1.03%
1994 10.9 −0 −0.32%
1993 11 −0 −0.32%
1992 11 −0 −0.32%
1991 11 −0.1 −0.67%
1990 11.1 — —

Caribbean, 2023

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

BS Bahamas 5.3 VI United States Virgin Islands 6.8 PR Puerto Rico 7.8 AG Antigua and Barbuda 8.4 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.9 CU Cuba 9.4 LC Saint Lucia 10.4 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10.6 BB Barbados 10.9 GD Grenada 11 DM Dominica 11.5 DO Dominican Republic 13.5 TT Trinidad and Tobago 13.8 HT Haiti 15.8 JM Jamaica 21.7
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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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