PM2.5 air pollution in South Asia in 2023 — 55.2 µg/m³. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 5.6%.
1990–2023 · µg/m³
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Asia
| Year | µg/m³ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 55.2 | +3.6 | +6.98% |
| 2022 | 51.6 | −5.4 | −9.46% |
| 2021 | 57 | +3.2 | +5.87% |
| 2020 | 53.8 | −0.7 | −1.37% |
| 2019 | 54.5 | −4.1 | −7.01% |
| 2018 | 58.7 | +3.1 | +5.52% |
| 2017 | 55.6 | +0.6 | +1.13% |
| 2016 | 55 | +2.5 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 52.5 | −0.6 | −1.06% |
| 2014 | 53.1 | −0.2 | −0.31% |
| 2013 | 53.2 | −1.5 | −2.77% |
| 2012 | 54.7 | −1.3 | −2.37% |
| 2011 | 56.1 | +3.1 | +5.82% |
| 2010 | 53 | −1 | −1.79% |
| 2009 | 53.9 | +1.5 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 52.4 | +1.9 | +3.72% |
| 2007 | 50.6 | +0.1 | +0.29% |
| 2006 | 50.4 | −2 | −3.79% |
| 2005 | 52.4 | +0.6 | +1.12% |
| 2004 | 51.8 | −1.5 | −2.79% |
| 2003 | 53.3 | +1 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 52.3 | +0.8 | +1.54% |
| 2001 | 51.5 | −0.3 | −0.57% |
| 2000 | 51.8 | +0.9 | +1.81% |
| 1999 | 50.9 | −0 | −0.08% |
| 1998 | 50.9 | −0 | −0.08% |
| 1997 | 51 | −0 | −0.08% |
| 1996 | 51 | +1.9 | +3.84% |
| 1995 | 49.1 | −2 | −3.85% |
| 1994 | 51.1 | −0 | −0.08% |
| 1993 | 51.1 | −0 | −0.08% |
| 1992 | 51.2 | −0 | −0.08% |
| 1991 | 51.2 | −1 | −1.92% |
| 1990 | 52.2 | — | — |
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.
How many deaths per 100,000 people are attributed to dirty air — outdoors and in the home.
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