PM2.5 air pollution in Brazil
The average concentration of fine particles (PM2.5) in Brazil was 20.4 micrograms per cubic metre in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2010.
Brazil, 2023
20.4
Change from 2022
−2.4%
Median of G20 countries, 2023
13.3 µg/m³
Position in 2023
78th of 212
PM2.5 air pollution in Brazil 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 | Brazil |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 20.4 µg/m³ |
| 2022 | 20.9 µg/m³ |
| 2021 | 23.5 µg/m³ |
| 2020 | 22.8 µg/m³ |
| 2019 | 23.5 µg/m³ |
| 2018 | 23.2 µg/m³ |
| 2017 | 25.0 µg/m³ |
| 2016 | 26.0 µg/m³ |
| 2015 | 27.3 µg/m³ |
| 2014 | 29.4 µg/m³ |
| 2013 | 27.1 µg/m³ |
| 2012 | 29.4 µg/m³ |
| 2011 | 30.3 µg/m³ |
| 2010 | 29.9 µg/m³ |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2.4% from 20.9 µg/m³ in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 27.1 µg/m³, the figure has changed by −24.7%.
- Among the 212 countries with data for 2023, Brazil has the 78th highest value.