PM2.5 air pollution in Southern Europe in 2023 — 13.1 µg/m³. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 47.3%.
1990–2023 · µg/m³
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Europe
| Year | µg/m³ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13.1 | −1.7 | −11.31% |
| 2022 | 14.8 | +1.2 | +9% |
| 2021 | 13.6 | −0.1 | −1.08% |
| 2020 | 13.7 | −0.1 | −0.41% |
| 2019 | 13.8 | −0.8 | −5.53% |
| 2018 | 14.6 | −0.8 | −5.2% |
| 2017 | 15.4 | +0.7 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 14.7 | −1.6 | −9.78% |
| 2015 | 16.3 | +2 | +13.63% |
| 2014 | 14.3 | −1 | −6.26% |
| 2013 | 15.3 | −1.4 | −8.43% |
| 2012 | 16.7 | −1.5 | −8.43% |
| 2011 | 18.2 | +1.6 | +9.68% |
| 2010 | 16.6 | −0.9 | −5.31% |
| 2009 | 17.6 | −0.5 | −2.75% |
| 2008 | 18 | −0.7 | −3.68% |
| 2007 | 18.7 | −1.3 | −6.46% |
| 2006 | 20 | −1.7 | −7.87% |
| 2005 | 21.7 | +0.4 | +2.03% |
| 2004 | 21.3 | −2.5 | −10.56% |
| 2003 | 23.8 | +1.3 | +5.65% |
| 2002 | 22.5 | +1.1 | +4.97% |
| 2001 | 21.5 | −2.1 | −8.79% |
| 2000 | 23.6 | −0.1 | −0.48% |
| 1999 | 23.7 | −0.1 | −0.54% |
| 1998 | 23.8 | −0.1 | −0.52% |
| 1997 | 23.9 | −0.1 | −0.5% |
| 1996 | 24 | −0.1 | −0.39% |
| 1995 | 24.1 | −0.2 | −0.65% |
| 1994 | 24.3 | −0.1 | −0.6% |
| 1993 | 24.4 | −0.2 | −0.65% |
| 1992 | 24.6 | −0.2 | −0.61% |
| 1991 | 24.8 | −0.2 | −0.61% |
| 1990 | 24.9 | — | — |
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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