PM2.5 air pollution in Austria
The average concentration of fine particles (PM2.5) in Austria was 9.5 micrograms per cubic metre in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2010.
Austria, 2023
9.5
Change from 2022
−10.2%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
9.6 µg/m³
Position in 2023
148th of 212
PM2.5 air pollution in Austria over time
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Micrograms per cubic metre. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Austria |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 9.5 µg/m³ |
| 2022 | 10.6 µg/m³ |
| 2021 | 10.4 µg/m³ |
| 2020 | 10.1 µg/m³ |
| 2019 | 11.1 µg/m³ |
| 2018 | 12.5 µg/m³ |
| 2017 | 11.6 µg/m³ |
| 2016 | 11.7 µg/m³ |
| 2015 | 12.9 µg/m³ |
| 2014 | 12.8 µg/m³ |
| 2013 | 13.4 µg/m³ |
| 2012 | 13.6 µg/m³ |
| 2011 | 15.5 µg/m³ |
| 2010 | 15.2 µg/m³ |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −10.2% from 10.6 µg/m³ in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 13.4 µg/m³, the figure has changed by −29.0%.
- Among the 212 countries with data for 2023, Austria has the 148th highest value.