PM2.5 air pollution in Eastern Asia in 2023 — 29.9 µg/m³. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 23.6%.
1990–2023 · µg/m³
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eastern Asia
| Year | µg/m³ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 29.9 | −0 | −0.06% |
| 2022 | 30 | +0.1 | +0.27% |
| 2021 | 29.9 | −1.5 | −4.73% |
| 2020 | 31.4 | −3.1 | −9.1% |
| 2019 | 34.5 | −1.1 | −3.16% |
| 2018 | 35.6 | −4.1 | −10.21% |
| 2017 | 39.7 | −2 | −4.79% |
| 2016 | 41.7 | −3.8 | −8.33% |
| 2015 | 45.5 | −2.7 | −5.62% |
| 2014 | 48.2 | +0.9 | +1.87% |
| 2013 | 47.3 | +2.7 | +6.17% |
| 2012 | 44.5 | −3.5 | −7.19% |
| 2011 | 48 | +3.3 | +7.46% |
| 2010 | 44.7 | −1.1 | −2.42% |
| 2009 | 45.8 | −1 | −2.18% |
| 2008 | 46.8 | −0.5 | −1.15% |
| 2007 | 47.3 | +1.7 | +3.64% |
| 2006 | 45.7 | +3.6 | +8.61% |
| 2005 | 42.1 | +0.8 | +1.98% |
| 2004 | 41.2 | −0.5 | −1.09% |
| 2003 | 41.7 | −0.3 | −0.83% |
| 2002 | 42 | +0.3 | +0.82% |
| 2001 | 41.7 | +0.3 | +0.82% |
| 2000 | 41.4 | +0.6 | +1.47% |
| 1999 | 40.8 | +0.2 | +0.52% |
| 1998 | 40.5 | +0.2 | +0.53% |
| 1997 | 40.3 | +0.2 | +0.53% |
| 1996 | 40.1 | +1 | +2.54% |
| 1995 | 39.1 | −0.6 | −1.42% |
| 1994 | 39.7 | +0.2 | +0.54% |
| 1993 | 39.5 | +0.2 | +0.55% |
| 1992 | 39.3 | +0.2 | +0.55% |
| 1991 | 39 | −0.2 | −0.43% |
| 1990 | 39.2 | — | — |
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.
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