PM2.5 air pollution — all countries

PM2.5 air pollution — Eastern Europe

PM2.5 air pollution in Eastern Europe in 2023 — 13.3 µg/m³. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 55.7%.

2023 13.3 µg/m³ −0.16% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 30.1 µg/m³1990
Period minimum 13.3 µg/m³2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Eastern Europe, 1990–20231015202530351990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 30.1 µg/m³1991: 29.5 µg/m³1992: 29 µg/m³1993: 28.5 µg/m³1994: 27.9 µg/m³1995: 27.4 µg/m³1996: 26.8 µg/m³1997: 26.3 µg/m³1998: 25.7 µg/m³1999: 25.2 µg/m³2000: 24.7 µg/m³2001: 23.7 µg/m³2002: 25.7 µg/m³2003: 23.9 µg/m³2004: 21.6 µg/m³2005: 20.9 µg/m³2006: 19.4 µg/m³2007: 18.6 µg/m³2008: 18 µg/m³2009: 18.5 µg/m³2010: 20.6 µg/m³2011: 18.1 µg/m³2012: 17.9 µg/m³2013: 17.2 µg/m³2014: 17.5 µg/m³2015: 15.9 µg/m³2016: 15.9 µg/m³2017: 16.5 µg/m³2018: 15.9 µg/m³2019: 14.5 µg/m³2020: 14 µg/m³2021: 14.6 µg/m³2022: 13.4 µg/m³2023: 13.3 µg/m³
Change over the period: −16.7 (−55.66%) Average annual rate: -2.43 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Eastern Europe 13.3 µg/m³
World 32.9 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution — Eastern Europe, by year Eastern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 13.3 −0 −0.16%
2022 13.4 −1.3 −8.71%
2021 14.6 +0.6 +4.33%
2020 14 −0.5 −3.3%
2019 14.5 −1.4 −8.58%
2018 15.9 −0.6 −3.52%
2017 16.5 +0.5 +3.33%
2016 15.9 +0 +0.13%
2015 15.9 −1.6 −9.04%
2014 17.5 +0.3 +1.84%
2013 17.2 −0.8 −4.35%
2012 17.9 −0.1 −0.7%
2011 18.1 −2.5 −12.06%
2010 20.6 +2 +11%
2009 18.5 +0.5 +2.66%
2008 18 −0.6 −3.04%
2007 18.6 −0.8 −4.2%
2006 19.4 −1.5 −7.2%
2005 20.9 −0.6 −2.93%
2004 21.6 −2.3 −9.8%
2003 23.9 −1.8 −7.08%
2002 25.7 +2.1 +8.72%
2001 23.7 −1 −4.1%
2000 24.7 −0.5 −2.12%
1999 25.2 −0.5 −2.11%
1998 25.7 −0.5 −2.07%
1997 26.3 −0.5 −2.03%
1996 26.8 −0.5 −1.93%
1995 27.4 −0.6 −2.02%
1994 27.9 −0.5 −1.91%
1993 28.5 −0.5 −1.85%
1992 29 −0.5 −1.81%
1991 29.5 −0.5 −1.81%
1990 30.1

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.