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PM2.5 air pollution — all countries

PM2.5 air pollution — Central America

PM2.5 air pollution in Central America in 2023 — 19.3 µg/m³. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 22.2%.

2023 19.3 µg/m³ +0.8% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 24.8 µg/m³1990
Period minimum 18.4 µg/m³2014

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Central America, 1990–202318202224261990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 24.8 µg/m³1991: 24.7 µg/m³1992: 24.7 µg/m³1993: 24.6 µg/m³1994: 24.5 µg/m³1995: 24.4 µg/m³1996: 24.3 µg/m³1997: 24.2 µg/m³1998: 24.1 µg/m³1999: 24.1 µg/m³2000: 24 µg/m³2001: 20.4 µg/m³2002: 20.7 µg/m³2003: 21.3 µg/m³2004: 18.7 µg/m³2005: 19.2 µg/m³2006: 19.4 µg/m³2007: 19.6 µg/m³2008: 19.6 µg/m³2009: 19.7 µg/m³2010: 18.6 µg/m³2011: 20.7 µg/m³2012: 19.3 µg/m³2013: 20.3 µg/m³2014: 18.4 µg/m³2015: 19.3 µg/m³2016: 19.1 µg/m³2017: 19.3 µg/m³2018: 18.9 µg/m³2019: 19.6 µg/m³2020: 20.1 µg/m³2021: 19.5 µg/m³2022: 19.2 µg/m³2023: 19.3 µg/m³
Change over the period: −5.5 (−22.18%) Average annual rate: -0.76 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Central America 19.3 µg/m³
World 32.9 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution — Central America, by year Central America All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 19.3 +0.2 +0.8%
2022 19.2 −0.4 −1.83%
2021 19.5 −0.5 −2.59%
2020 20.1 +0.5 +2.53%
2019 19.6 +0.7 +3.46%
2018 18.9 −0.4 −2.19%
2017 19.3 +0.3 +1.39%
2016 19.1 −0.2 −1.14%
2015 19.3 +0.9 +4.66%
2014 18.4 −1.9 −9.46%
2013 20.3 +1.1 +5.48%
2012 19.3 −1.4 −6.95%
2011 20.7 +2.1 +11.37%
2010 18.6 −1.1 −5.59%
2009 19.7 +0.1 +0.4%
2008 19.6 +0 +0.07%
2007 19.6 +0.2 +0.94%
2006 19.4 +0.3 +1.52%
2005 19.2 +0.4 +2.4%
2004 18.7 −2.6 −12.12%
2003 21.3 +0.6 +2.65%
2002 20.7 +0.4 +1.8%
2001 20.4 −3.6 −15.09%
2000 24 −0.1 −0.28%
1999 24.1 −0.1 −0.36%
1998 24.1 −0.1 −0.36%
1997 24.2 −0.1 −0.36%
1996 24.3 −0 −0.2%
1995 24.4 −0.1 −0.51%
1994 24.5 −0.1 −0.35%
1993 24.6 −0.1 −0.34%
1992 24.7 −0.1 −0.33%
1991 24.7 −0.1 −0.4%
1990 24.8 — —

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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