PM2.5 air pollution in Northern Europe in 2023 — 8.4 µg/m³. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 55.5%.
1990–2023 · µg/m³
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Northern Europe
| Year | µg/m³ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8.4 | −0.5 | −6.08% |
| 2022 | 9 | −0.1 | −1.07% |
| 2021 | 9.1 | +0.5 | +6.15% |
| 2020 | 8.5 | −0.7 | −8.05% |
| 2019 | 9.3 | −0.5 | −5.03% |
| 2018 | 9.8 | +0.6 | +6.73% |
| 2017 | 9.2 | −0.4 | −3.79% |
| 2016 | 9.5 | −0 | −0.22% |
| 2015 | 9.5 | −1.6 | −14.48% |
| 2014 | 11.2 | +0.1 | +0.94% |
| 2013 | 11.1 | +0.8 | +7.35% |
| 2012 | 10.3 | −1.6 | −13.75% |
| 2011 | 11.9 | +0.3 | +2.15% |
| 2010 | 11.7 | +0.5 | +4.93% |
| 2009 | 11.1 | −0.1 | −0.65% |
| 2008 | 11.2 | −0.2 | −1.89% |
| 2007 | 11.4 | −1.1 | −8.73% |
| 2006 | 12.5 | −2.1 | −14.6% |
| 2005 | 14.7 | +0.5 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 14.2 | −3.2 | −18.2% |
| 2003 | 17.4 | +1.9 | +12.57% |
| 2002 | 15.4 | +0.7 | +4.93% |
| 2001 | 14.7 | −1.9 | −11.31% |
| 2000 | 16.6 | −0.4 | −2.58% |
| 1999 | 17 | −0.2 | −1.33% |
| 1998 | 17.2 | −0.2 | −1.32% |
| 1997 | 17.5 | −0.2 | −1.31% |
| 1996 | 17.7 | −0.7 | −3.56% |
| 1995 | 18.4 | +0.2 | +1% |
| 1994 | 18.2 | −0.2 | −1.31% |
| 1993 | 18.4 | −0.2 | −1.3% |
| 1992 | 18.7 | −0.2 | −1.26% |
| 1991 | 18.9 | −0 | −0.12% |
| 1990 | 18.9 | — | — |
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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