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PM2.5 air pollution — Turkmenistan

PM2.5 air pollution in Turkmenistan in 2023 — 31.2 µg/m³. Ranked 156 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 1.5%.

2023 31.2 µg/m³ −6.34% vs 2022
World rank 156of 200
Period maximum 35.1 µg/m³2021
Period minimum 26.8 µg/m³2004

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — Turkmenistan, 1990–20232527.53032.53537.51990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 30.8 µg/m³1991: 31.4 µg/m³1992: 31.4 µg/m³1993: 31.5 µg/m³1994: 31.5 µg/m³1995: 32.7 µg/m³1996: 31.6 µg/m³1997: 31.6 µg/m³1998: 31.7 µg/m³1999: 31.7 µg/m³2000: 31.2 µg/m³2001: 32.1 µg/m³2002: 30.8 µg/m³2003: 27.9 µg/m³2004: 26.8 µg/m³2005: 27.3 µg/m³2006: 29.8 µg/m³2007: 32.6 µg/m³2008: 32.6 µg/m³2009: 30 µg/m³2010: 32.7 µg/m³2011: 33.6 µg/m³2012: 28 µg/m³2013: 30.5 µg/m³2014: 32.9 µg/m³2015: 29.4 µg/m³2016: 27.7 µg/m³2017: 31 µg/m³2018: 33 µg/m³2019: 28 µg/m³2020: 28.7 µg/m³2021: 35.1 µg/m³2022: 33.4 µg/m³2023: 31.2 µg/m³
Change over the period: +0.5 (+1.5%) Average annual rate: 0.05 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Turkmenistan 31.2 µg/m³
World 32.9 µg/m³
Europe & Central Asia 14.4 µg/m³
Central Asia computed 28.3 µg/m³
Upper-middle-income countries computed 26.6 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution — Turkmenistan, by year Turkmenistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 31.2 −2.1 −6.34%
2022 33.4 −1.8 −5.03%
2021 35.1 +6.4 +22.34%
2020 28.7 +0.7 +2.5%
2019 28 −5 −15.2%
2018 33 +2.1 +6.67%
2017 31 +3.2 +11.63%
2016 27.7 −1.7 −5.72%
2015 29.4 −3.5 −10.49%
2014 32.9 +2.4 +7.93%
2013 30.5 +2.5 +8.82%
2012 28 −5.6 −16.64%
2011 33.6 +0.9 +2.82%
2010 32.7 +2.7 +8.91%
2009 30 −2.7 −8.14%
2008 32.6 +0 +0%
2007 32.6 +2.8 +9.42%
2006 29.8 +2.5 +9.1%
2005 27.3 +0.6 +2.19%
2004 26.8 −1.1 −3.96%
2003 27.9 −2.9 −9.44%
2002 30.8 −1.3 −4.09%
2001 32.1 +0.9 +2.8%
2000 31.2 −0.5 −1.66%
1999 31.7 +0 +0.13%
1998 31.7 +0 +0.13%
1997 31.6 +0 +0.13%
1996 31.6 −1.1 −3.36%
1995 32.7 +1.2 +3.75%
1994 31.5 +0 +0.13%
1993 31.5 +0 +0.13%
1992 31.4 +0 +0.13%
1991 31.4 +0.6 +1.99%
1990 30.8 — —

Central Asia, 2023

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

KZ Kazakhstan 19.6 KG Kyrgyzstan 20.1 TM Turkmenistan 31.2 UZ Uzbekistan 32.8 TJ Tajikistan 33.3
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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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