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PM2.5 air pollution — all countries

PM2.5 air pollution — Singapore

PM2.5 air pollution in Singapore in 2023 — 15.1 µg/m³. Ranked 85 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 59%.

2023 15.1 µg/m³ +0.33% vs 2022
World rank 85of 200
Period maximum 36.9 µg/m³1990
Period minimum 12.2 µg/m³2020

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Singapore, 1990–20230102030401990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 36.9 µg/m³1991: 32.8 µg/m³1992: 31.2 µg/m³1993: 29.6 µg/m³1994: 28 µg/m³1995: 21.3 µg/m³1996: 24.9 µg/m³1997: 23.3 µg/m³1998: 21.7 µg/m³1999: 20.1 µg/m³2000: 21.1 µg/m³2001: 19.7 µg/m³2002: 19.1 µg/m³2003: 17.2 µg/m³2004: 17.2 µg/m³2005: 17.5 µg/m³2006: 21 µg/m³2007: 19.2 µg/m³2008: 17 µg/m³2009: 20.6 µg/m³2010: 13.6 µg/m³2011: 16.8 µg/m³2012: 18.8 µg/m³2013: 25.5 µg/m³2014: 20.2 µg/m³2015: 26.8 µg/m³2016: 15.2 µg/m³2017: 14.4 µg/m³2018: 16 µg/m³2019: 18.9 µg/m³2020: 12.2 µg/m³2021: 13.8 µg/m³2022: 15.1 µg/m³2023: 15.1 µg/m³
Change over the period: −21.8 (−59%) Average annual rate: -2.67 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Singapore 15.1 µg/m³
World 32.9 µg/m³
East Asia & Pacific 27.3 µg/m³
South-Eastern Asia computed 22.7 µg/m³
High-income countries computed 12.9 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution — Singapore, by year Singapore All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 15.1 +0.1 +0.33%
2022 15.1 +1.3 +9.22%
2021 13.8 +1.6 +12.87%
2020 12.2 −6.6 −35.11%
2019 18.9 +2.8 +17.71%
2018 16 +1.6 +11.32%
2017 14.4 −0.8 −5.01%
2016 15.2 −11.6 −43.42%
2015 26.8 +6.6 +32.48%
2014 20.2 −5.3 −20.65%
2013 25.5 +6.7 +35.77%
2012 18.8 +2 +12.07%
2011 16.8 +3.1 +23.08%
2010 13.6 −7 −34.01%
2009 20.6 +3.6 +21.33%
2008 17 −2.2 −11.42%
2007 19.2 −1.8 −8.51%
2006 21 +3.4 +19.68%
2005 17.5 +0.4 +2.16%
2004 17.2 −0 −0.17%
2003 17.2 −1.9 −10.17%
2002 19.1 −0.6 −3.06%
2001 19.7 −1.4 −6.59%
2000 21.1 +1 +5.01%
1999 20.1 −1.6 −7.28%
1998 21.7 −1.6 −6.79%
1997 23.3 −1.6 −6.36%
1996 24.9 +3.6 +16.92%
1995 21.3 −6.8 −24.12%
1994 28 −1.6 −5.34%
1993 29.6 −1.6 −5.07%
1992 31.2 −1.6 −4.82%
1991 32.8 −4.2 −11.29%
1990 36.9 — —

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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