PM2.5 air pollution in Western Asia in 2023 — 40.9 µg/m³. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 22%.
1990–2023 · µg/m³
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Asia
| Year | µg/m³ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 40.9 | −3.3 | −7.49% |
| 2022 | 44.2 | +4.9 | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 39.3 | +0.8 | +1.96% |
| 2020 | 38.5 | −1.2 | −3.09% |
| 2019 | 39.8 | −1 | −2.36% |
| 2018 | 40.7 | +0.4 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 40.4 | +1.3 | +3.23% |
| 2016 | 39.1 | −3.3 | −7.74% |
| 2015 | 42.4 | +4.7 | +12.44% |
| 2014 | 37.7 | −3.3 | −8.11% |
| 2013 | 41 | −0.3 | −0.78% |
| 2012 | 41.3 | +1.7 | +4.33% |
| 2011 | 39.6 | −1 | −2.44% |
| 2010 | 40.6 | +2 | +5.21% |
| 2009 | 38.6 | +0.3 | +0.69% |
| 2008 | 38.3 | +1 | +2.79% |
| 2007 | 37.3 | +1 | +2.79% |
| 2006 | 36.3 | −0.1 | −0.14% |
| 2005 | 36.3 | +0.4 | +1.02% |
| 2004 | 36 | −0.8 | −2.29% |
| 2003 | 36.8 | +2.1 | +5.97% |
| 2002 | 34.7 | +0.3 | +0.94% |
| 2001 | 34.4 | −1.2 | −3.25% |
| 2000 | 35.6 | +0.7 | +2.03% |
| 1999 | 34.8 | +0.2 | +0.65% |
| 1998 | 34.6 | +0.2 | +0.65% |
| 1997 | 34.4 | +0.2 | +0.64% |
| 1996 | 34.2 | +1.1 | +3.26% |
| 1995 | 33.1 | −0.7 | −2% |
| 1994 | 33.8 | +0.2 | +0.61% |
| 1993 | 33.6 | +0.2 | +0.61% |
| 1992 | 33.4 | +0.2 | +0.62% |
| 1991 | 33.2 | −0.3 | −1.04% |
| 1990 | 33.5 | — | — |
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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