PM2.5 air pollution in Australia and New Zealand in 2023 — 6.5 µg/m³. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 4.8%.
1990–2023 · µg/m³
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia and New Zealand
| Year | µg/m³ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.5 | +0.9 | +16.37% |
| 2022 | 5.6 | −0.1 | −1.7% |
| 2021 | 5.7 | −1.2 | −17.2% |
| 2020 | 6.9 | −2.2 | −24.4% |
| 2019 | 9.1 | +2.9 | +47.36% |
| 2018 | 6.2 | +0.2 | +3.23% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0 | +0.12% |
| 2016 | 6 | −0.1 | −0.88% |
| 2015 | 6 | −0.1 | −1.73% |
| 2014 | 6.1 | +0 | +0.42% |
| 2013 | 6.1 | +0.5 | +8.74% |
| 2012 | 5.6 | −0.1 | −2.16% |
| 2011 | 5.7 | +0.2 | +2.71% |
| 2010 | 5.6 | −1.4 | −19.64% |
| 2009 | 6.9 | +0.7 | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 6.2 | +0.1 | +0.93% |
| 2007 | 6.2 | −0.1 | −1.27% |
| 2006 | 6.2 | +0.2 | +2.94% |
| 2005 | 6.1 | −0.1 | −1.33% |
| 2004 | 6.1 | −0.6 | −8.72% |
| 2003 | 6.7 | +0 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 6.7 | +0.2 | +2.87% |
| 2001 | 6.5 | −0.1 | −0.99% |
| 2000 | 6.6 | +0 | +0.66% |
| 1999 | 6.5 | −0 | −0.45% |
| 1998 | 6.5 | −0 | −0.42% |
| 1997 | 6.6 | −0 | −0.41% |
| 1996 | 6.6 | +0.1 | +1.83% |
| 1995 | 6.5 | −0.2 | −2.58% |
| 1994 | 6.7 | −0 | −0.4% |
| 1993 | 6.7 | −0 | −0.4% |
| 1992 | 6.7 | −0 | −0.41% |
| 1991 | 6.7 | −0.1 | −1.31% |
| 1990 | 6.8 | — | — |
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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