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PM2.5 air pollution — United States Virgin Islands

PM2.5 air pollution in the United States Virgin Islands in 2023 — 6.8 µg/m³. Ranked 23 in the world out of 200. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 9.2%.

2023 6.8 µg/m³ +18.89% vs 2022
World rank 23of 200
Period maximum 7.9 µg/m³2000
Period minimum 5.5 µg/m³2011

Trend over time

1990–2023 · µg/m³

PM2.5 air pollution — United States Virgin Islands, 1990–202356781990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 7.5 µg/m³1991: 7.3 µg/m³1992: 7.4 µg/m³1993: 7.4 µg/m³1994: 7.5 µg/m³1995: 7.1 µg/m³1996: 7.5 µg/m³1997: 7.6 µg/m³1998: 7.6 µg/m³1999: 7.7 µg/m³2000: 7.9 µg/m³2001: 7.7 µg/m³2002: 7.6 µg/m³2003: 7.1 µg/m³2004: 6.4 µg/m³2005: 6.8 µg/m³2006: 6.7 µg/m³2007: 6.2 µg/m³2008: 6 µg/m³2009: 6.1 µg/m³2010: 7 µg/m³2011: 5.5 µg/m³2012: 6.6 µg/m³2013: 5.8 µg/m³2014: 6.2 µg/m³2015: 6.7 µg/m³2016: 6.4 µg/m³2017: 7.8 µg/m³2018: 7 µg/m³2019: 6.5 µg/m³2020: 6.8 µg/m³2021: 7 µg/m³2022: 5.7 µg/m³2023: 6.8 µg/m³
Change over the period: −0.7 (−9.18%) Average annual rate: -0.29 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United States Virgin Islands

United States Virgin Islands 6.8 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 — United States Virgin Islands, by year United States Virgin Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year µg/m³ Change Change, %
2023 6.8 +1.1 +18.89%
2022 5.7 −1.3 −18.68%
2021 7 +0.3 +3.95%
2020 6.8 +0.3 +4.45%
2019 6.5 −0.5 −7.69%
2018 7 −0.8 −10.25%
2017 7.8 +1.4 +22.46%
2016 6.4 −0.3 −4.11%
2015 6.7 +0.5 +7.62%
2014 6.2 +0.3 +5.7%
2013 5.8 −0.8 −11.92%
2012 6.6 +1.1 +19.64%
2011 5.5 −1.5 −20.88%
2010 7 +0.9 +15.28%
2009 6.1 +0 +0.7%
2008 6 −0.2 −2.98%
2007 6.2 −0.5 −7.17%
2006 6.7 −0.1 −1.01%
2005 6.8 +0.4 +6.12%
2004 6.4 −0.7 −9.51%
2003 7.1 −0.5 −6.97%
2002 7.6 −0.1 −1.85%
2001 7.7 −0.2 −2.11%
2000 7.9 +0.2 +3.07%
1999 7.7 +0 +0.55%
1998 7.6 +0 +0.55%
1997 7.6 +0 +0.55%
1996 7.5 +0.4 +6.03%
1995 7.1 −0.3 −4.63%
1994 7.5 +0 +0.56%
1993 7.4 +0 +0.57%
1992 7.4 +0 +0.57%
1991 7.3 −0.2 −2.03%
1990 7.5 — —

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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