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PM2.5 air pollution — Syria

PM2.5 air pollution in Syria in 2023 — 32.1 µg/m³. Ranked 159 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 2.3%.

2023 32.1 µg/m³ −9.38% vs 2022
World rank 159of 200
Period maximum 36.5 µg/m³2010
Period minimum 27.9 µg/m³2000

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Syria, 1990–202327.53032.53537.51990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 31.3 µg/m³1991: 31.8 µg/m³1992: 31.4 µg/m³1993: 31.1 µg/m³1994: 30.7 µg/m³1995: 32 µg/m³1996: 30.1 µg/m³1997: 29.7 µg/m³1998: 29.4 µg/m³1999: 29 µg/m³2000: 27.9 µg/m³2001: 29 µg/m³2002: 30.4 µg/m³2003: 31.1 µg/m³2004: 31.1 µg/m³2005: 29.8 µg/m³2006: 30.6 µg/m³2007: 31.4 µg/m³2008: 32.2 µg/m³2009: 32.8 µg/m³2010: 36.5 µg/m³2011: 31.9 µg/m³2012: 33.2 µg/m³2013: 34.2 µg/m³2014: 30.9 µg/m³2015: 33.8 µg/m³2016: 30.3 µg/m³2017: 31.4 µg/m³2018: 31.6 µg/m³2019: 33.4 µg/m³2020: 31.6 µg/m³2021: 30.6 µg/m³2022: 35.4 µg/m³2023: 32.1 µg/m³
Change over the period: +0.7 (+2.34%) Average annual rate: 0.07 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Syria

Syria 32.1 µg/m³
World 32.9 µg/m³
Middle East & North Africa 45.4 µg/m³
Western Asia computed 40.9 µg/m³
Low-income countries computed 31.1 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 32.1 −3.3 −9.38%
2022 35.4 +4.8 +15.72%
2021 30.6 −1 −3.18%
2020 31.6 −1.8 −5.39%
2019 33.4 +1.7 +5.44%
2018 31.6 +0.3 +0.8%
2017 31.4 +1.1 +3.64%
2016 30.3 −3.5 −10.29%
2015 33.8 +2.9 +9.34%
2014 30.9 −3.3 −9.78%
2013 34.2 +1 +3.14%
2012 33.2 +1.3 +3.97%
2011 31.9 −4.5 −12.46%
2010 36.5 +3.7 +11.19%
2009 32.8 +0.6 +1.91%
2008 32.2 +0.8 +2.58%
2007 31.4 +0.8 +2.68%
2006 30.6 +0.7 +2.37%
2005 29.8 −1.2 −3.88%
2004 31.1 −0 −0.12%
2003 31.1 +0.7 +2.18%
2002 30.4 +1.4 +4.97%
2001 29 +1.1 +3.93%
2000 27.9 −1.1 −3.92%
1999 29 −0.3 −1.17%
1998 29.4 −0.3 −1.16%
1997 29.7 −0.3 −1.14%
1996 30.1 −1.9 −6.04%
1995 32 +1.2 +4.05%
1994 30.7 −0.3 −1.1%
1993 31.1 −0.3 −1.09%
1992 31.4 −0.3 −1.08%
1991 31.8 +0.5 +1.44%
1990 31.3 — —

Western Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CY Cyprus 16.1 GE Georgia 18.6 IL Israel 21.9 PS Palestine 22.4 AZ Azerbaijan 23.7 TR Türkiye 26.4 LB Lebanon 26.7 AM Armenia 28.6 SY Syria 32.1 JO Jordan 32.6 YE Yemen 46.8 OM Oman 46.9 IQ Iraq 49.5 BH Bahrain 56.6 AE United Arab Emirates 57.2 KW Kuwait 62.3 SA Saudi Arabia 73.5 QA Qatar 107.8
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About the indicator

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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