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PM2.5 air pollution — Trinidad and Tobago

PM2.5 air pollution in Trinidad and Tobago in 2023 — 13.8 µg/m³. Ranked 73 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 0.7%.

2023 13.8 µg/m³ −4.91% vs 2022
World rank 73of 200
Period maximum 16.9 µg/m³2010
Period minimum 12.4 µg/m³2014

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Trinidad and Tobago, 1990–2023121416181990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 13.9 µg/m³1991: 14.1 µg/m³1992: 14.2 µg/m³1993: 14.2 µg/m³1994: 14.3 µg/m³1995: 14.7 µg/m³1996: 14.4 µg/m³1997: 14.5 µg/m³1998: 14.5 µg/m³1999: 14.6 µg/m³2000: 14.4 µg/m³2001: 14.5 µg/m³2002: 15.1 µg/m³2003: 13.8 µg/m³2004: 12.7 µg/m³2005: 13.9 µg/m³2006: 14.4 µg/m³2007: 14.5 µg/m³2008: 14.6 µg/m³2009: 14.7 µg/m³2010: 16.9 µg/m³2011: 14 µg/m³2012: 15.2 µg/m³2013: 13.6 µg/m³2014: 12.4 µg/m³2015: 14.4 µg/m³2016: 14.5 µg/m³2017: 14.9 µg/m³2018: 13 µg/m³2019: 13.6 µg/m³2020: 14 µg/m³2021: 14.7 µg/m³2022: 14.5 µg/m³2023: 13.8 µg/m³
Change over the period: −0.1 (−0.72%) Average annual rate: -0.02 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Trinidad and Tobago 13.8 µg/m³
World 32.9 µg/m³
Latin America & Caribbean 17.4 µg/m³
High-income countries computed 12.9 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution — Trinidad and Tobago, by year Trinidad and Tobago All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 13.8 −0.7 −4.91%
2022 14.5 −0.2 −1.5%
2021 14.7 +0.8 +5.42%
2020 14 +0.4 +2.58%
2019 13.6 +0.6 +4.96%
2018 13 −2 −13.09%
2017 14.9 +0.4 +2.76%
2016 14.5 +0.1 +0.62%
2015 14.4 +2 +16.14%
2014 12.4 −1.2 −8.62%
2013 13.6 −1.6 −10.66%
2012 15.2 +1.2 +8.57%
2011 14 −2.9 −17.28%
2010 16.9 +2.2 +15.25%
2009 14.7 +0.1 +0.37%
2008 14.6 +0.2 +1.08%
2007 14.5 +0 +0.32%
2006 14.4 +0.6 +4.11%
2005 13.9 +1.2 +9.17%
2004 12.7 −1.1 −7.88%
2003 13.8 −1.3 −8.62%
2002 15.1 +0.6 +3.97%
2001 14.5 +0.1 +0.51%
2000 14.4 −0.1 −0.96%
1999 14.6 +0.1 +0.39%
1998 14.5 +0.1 +0.39%
1997 14.5 +0.1 +0.39%
1996 14.4 −0.3 −2.28%
1995 14.7 +0.4 +3.14%
1994 14.3 +0.1 +0.4%
1993 14.2 +0.1 +0.4%
1992 14.2 +0.1 +0.4%
1991 14.1 +0.3 +1.82%
1990 13.9 — —

Caribbean, 2023

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

BS Bahamas 5.3 VI United States Virgin Islands 6.8 PR Puerto Rico 7.8 AG Antigua and Barbuda 8.4 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.9 CU Cuba 9.4 LC Saint Lucia 10.4 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10.6 BB Barbados 10.9 GD Grenada 11 DM Dominica 11.5 DO Dominican Republic 13.5 TT Trinidad and Tobago 13.8 HT Haiti 15.8 JM Jamaica 21.7
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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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