PM2.5 air pollution in Southern Asia in 2023 — 54.5 µg/m³. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 5.1%.
1990–2023 · µg/m³
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Asia
| Year | µg/m³ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 54.5 | +2.8 | +5.38% |
| 2022 | 51.8 | −4.3 | −7.75% |
| 2021 | 56.1 | +3.2 | +6.12% |
| 2020 | 52.9 | −0.5 | −0.92% |
| 2019 | 53.4 | −4.5 | −7.84% |
| 2018 | 57.9 | +3.2 | +5.89% |
| 2017 | 54.7 | +0.5 | +0.98% |
| 2016 | 54.1 | +1.9 | +3.54% |
| 2015 | 52.3 | −0.1 | −0.12% |
| 2014 | 52.4 | −0.1 | −0.2% |
| 2013 | 52.5 | −1.4 | −2.67% |
| 2012 | 53.9 | −1.2 | −2.22% |
| 2011 | 55.1 | +2.3 | +4.42% |
| 2010 | 52.8 | −0 | −0.02% |
| 2009 | 52.8 | +1.1 | +2.04% |
| 2008 | 51.8 | +1.6 | +3.16% |
| 2007 | 50.2 | +0.1 | +0.12% |
| 2006 | 50.1 | −1.9 | −3.71% |
| 2005 | 52 | +0.5 | +0.99% |
| 2004 | 51.5 | −1.6 | −2.93% |
| 2003 | 53.1 | +1 | +1.89% |
| 2002 | 52.1 | +0.8 | +1.54% |
| 2001 | 51.3 | −0.3 | −0.65% |
| 2000 | 51.7 | +0.9 | +1.83% |
| 1999 | 50.7 | −0 | −0.05% |
| 1998 | 50.8 | −0 | −0.05% |
| 1997 | 50.8 | −0 | −0.05% |
| 1996 | 50.8 | +1.9 | +3.85% |
| 1995 | 48.9 | −1.9 | −3.79% |
| 1994 | 50.8 | −0 | −0.03% |
| 1993 | 50.9 | −0 | −0.04% |
| 1992 | 50.9 | −0 | −0.06% |
| 1991 | 50.9 | −1 | −1.89% |
| 1990 | 51.9 | — | — |
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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