PM2.5 air pollution in Barbados

The average concentration of fine particles (PM2.5) in Barbados was 9.8 micrograms per cubic metre in 2023.

Measure: Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentration Unit: Micrograms per cubic metre Data: 2010 to 2023 Source: WHO
Barbados, 2023 9.8 Micrograms per cubic metre
Change from 2022 +1.6% 2022: 9.6 µg/m³
Position in 2023 143rd of 212 See the full ranking

PM2.5 air pollution in Barbados 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.

Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentration (micrograms per cubic metre), 2010 to 2023
Period Barbados
2023 9.8 µg/m³
2022 9.6 µg/m³
2021 12.0 µg/m³
2020 11.5 µg/m³
2019 10.8 µg/m³
2018 11.3 µg/m³
2017 11.9 µg/m³
2016 11.5 µg/m³
2015 14.0 µg/m³
2014 12.3 µg/m³
2013 12.3 µg/m³
2012 12.8 µg/m³
2011 12.5 µg/m³
2010 13.4 µg/m³

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.6% from 9.6 µg/m³ in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 12.3 µg/m³, the figure has changed by −20.5%.
  • Among the 212 countries with data for 2023, Barbados has the 143rd highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code
SDGPM25 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
Dim1=RESIDENCEAREATYPE_TOTL
Observation period
2010 to 2023 for Barbados
Provider update
8 May 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory