PM2.5 air pollution in Western Europe in 2023 — 8.6 µg/m³. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 60.1%.
1990–2023 · µg/m³
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Europe
| Year | µg/m³ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8.6 | −1.4 | −13.97% |
| 2022 | 10 | +0 | +0.03% |
| 2021 | 10 | +1 | +10.87% |
| 2020 | 9 | −0.9 | −8.63% |
| 2019 | 9.9 | −1.8 | −15.35% |
| 2018 | 11.7 | +0.2 | +2.13% |
| 2017 | 11.4 | −0.1 | −1.21% |
| 2016 | 11.6 | −0.6 | −5.08% |
| 2015 | 12.2 | −0.4 | −3.13% |
| 2014 | 12.6 | −1.5 | −10.36% |
| 2013 | 14 | +0.6 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 13.5 | −2.1 | −13.76% |
| 2011 | 15.6 | −0.3 | −2.06% |
| 2010 | 15.9 | +0.3 | +1.75% |
| 2009 | 15.7 | +0.9 | +5.79% |
| 2008 | 14.8 | +0.1 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 14.7 | −0.8 | −4.91% |
| 2006 | 15.5 | −1.6 | −9.54% |
| 2005 | 17.1 | +0.3 | +1.78% |
| 2004 | 16.8 | −2.3 | −12.18% |
| 2003 | 19.1 | +1.3 | +7.23% |
| 2002 | 17.8 | +0.2 | +1.24% |
| 2001 | 17.6 | −1.1 | −5.71% |
| 2000 | 18.7 | −0.5 | −2.68% |
| 1999 | 19.2 | −0.3 | −1.49% |
| 1998 | 19.5 | −0.3 | −1.47% |
| 1997 | 19.8 | −0.3 | −1.45% |
| 1996 | 20.1 | −0.7 | −3.55% |
| 1995 | 20.8 | +0.2 | +0.77% |
| 1994 | 20.6 | −0.3 | −1.38% |
| 1993 | 20.9 | −0.3 | −1.36% |
| 1992 | 21.2 | −0.3 | −1.34% |
| 1991 | 21.5 | −0.1 | −0.29% |
| 1990 | 21.6 | — | — |
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.
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