PM2.5 air pollution in the United Kingdom in 2023 — 9.5 µg/m³. Ranked 43 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 52.9%.
1990–2023 · µg/m³
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Kingdom
| Year | µg/m³ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9.5 | −0.6 | −5.53% |
| 2022 | 10 | +0 | +0.21% |
| 2021 | 10 | +0.5 | +4.98% |
| 2020 | 9.5 | −0.8 | −7.46% |
| 2019 | 10.3 | −0.3 | −2.99% |
| 2018 | 10.6 | +0.2 | +2.32% |
| 2017 | 10.4 | −0.3 | −2.8% |
| 2016 | 10.7 | +0.2 | +1.57% |
| 2015 | 10.5 | −1.7 | −13.64% |
| 2014 | 12.2 | −0.3 | −2.71% |
| 2013 | 12.5 | +1.3 | +11.81% |
| 2012 | 11.2 | −1.8 | −14.15% |
| 2011 | 13 | +0.5 | +3.81% |
| 2010 | 12.5 | +0.6 | +4.59% |
| 2009 | 12 | +0 | +0.02% |
| 2008 | 12 | −0.2 | −1.25% |
| 2007 | 12.1 | −1.3 | −9.84% |
| 2006 | 13.5 | −2.7 | −16.46% |
| 2005 | 16.1 | +0.5 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 15.6 | −3.8 | −19.48% |
| 2003 | 19.4 | +3 | +18.1% |
| 2002 | 16.4 | +0.6 | +3.69% |
| 2001 | 15.8 | −2.1 | −11.62% |
| 2000 | 17.9 | −0.5 | −2.71% |
| 1999 | 18.4 | −0.2 | −1.2% |
| 1998 | 18.6 | −0.2 | −1.18% |
| 1997 | 18.8 | −0.2 | −1.17% |
| 1996 | 19 | −0.8 | −3.91% |
| 1995 | 19.8 | +0.3 | +1.69% |
| 1994 | 19.5 | −0.2 | −1.13% |
| 1993 | 19.7 | −0.2 | −1.12% |
| 1992 | 19.9 | −0.2 | −1.1% |
| 1991 | 20.2 | +0.1 | +0.26% |
| 1990 | 20.1 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Greenland
1.6
Finland
4.6
Iceland
4.9
Sweden
5.3
Norway
5.5
Estonia
5.9
Denmark
7.5
Ireland
7.5
United Kingdom
9.5
Lithuania
10.7
Latvia
13
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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