PM2.5 air pollution in South America in 2023 — 16.9 µg/m³. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 46.4%.
1990–2023 · µg/m³
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South America
| Year | µg/m³ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16.9 | −1.4 | −7.82% |
| 2022 | 18.4 | +1.8 | +11.04% |
| 2021 | 16.6 | −0.7 | −4.14% |
| 2020 | 17.3 | −0.1 | −0.35% |
| 2019 | 17.3 | +0.7 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 16.6 | −0.4 | −2.15% |
| 2017 | 17 | −0.3 | −1.59% |
| 2016 | 17.3 | +0 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 17.3 | +0.9 | +5.69% |
| 2014 | 16.3 | −0.2 | −1.48% |
| 2013 | 16.6 | −0.2 | −1.45% |
| 2012 | 16.8 | −1.4 | −7.45% |
| 2011 | 18.2 | −0.6 | −3.01% |
| 2010 | 18.8 | +1 | +5.35% |
| 2009 | 17.8 | −0.3 | −1.49% |
| 2008 | 18.1 | −0 | −0.06% |
| 2007 | 18.1 | −3.5 | −16.1% |
| 2006 | 21.6 | −6.7 | −23.79% |
| 2005 | 28.3 | −0.2 | −0.77% |
| 2004 | 28.5 | −1.5 | −4.88% |
| 2003 | 30 | +0.7 | +2.55% |
| 2002 | 29.2 | −0.4 | −1.24% |
| 2001 | 29.6 | −0 | −0.15% |
| 2000 | 29.6 | −0.3 | −0.96% |
| 1999 | 29.9 | −0.2 | −0.67% |
| 1998 | 30.1 | −0.2 | −0.66% |
| 1997 | 30.3 | −0.2 | −0.65% |
| 1996 | 30.5 | −0.4 | −1.18% |
| 1995 | 30.9 | −0 | −0.09% |
| 1994 | 30.9 | −0.2 | −0.63% |
| 1993 | 31.1 | −0.2 | −0.62% |
| 1992 | 31.3 | −0.2 | −0.61% |
| 1991 | 31.5 | −0.1 | −0.35% |
| 1990 | 31.6 | — | — |
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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