PM2.5 air pollution exposure in Cyprus

People in Cyprus were exposed to an average PM2.5 concentration of 16.1 µg/m³ in 2023.

Measure: Mean annual exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) Unit: Micrograms per cubic metre Data: 1990 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Cyprus, 2023 16.1 Micrograms per cubic metre
Change from 2022 −24.9% 2022: 21.4 µg/m³
European Union, 2023 11.0 µg/m³ Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023 10.7 µg/m³ Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2023 108th of 200 See the full ranking

PM2.5 air pollution exposure in Cyprus over time

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Micrograms per cubic metre. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Mean annual exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) (micrograms per cubic metre), 1999 to 2023
Period CyprusEuropean Union
2023 16.1 µg/m³ 11.0 µg/m³
2022 21.4 µg/m³ 12.2 µg/m³
2021 16.4 µg/m³ 12.1 µg/m³
2020 16.9 µg/m³ 11.4 µg/m³
2019 16.5 µg/m³ 12.1 µg/m³
2018 15.8 µg/m³ 13.8 µg/m³
2017 17.6 µg/m³ 13.8 µg/m³
2016 16.7 µg/m³ 13.5 µg/m³
2015 17.9 µg/m³ 14.4 µg/m³
2014 18.5 µg/m³ 14.4 µg/m³
2013 18.5 µg/m³ 15.1 µg/m³
2012 24.9 µg/m³ 15.6 µg/m³
2011 23.7 µg/m³ 17.5 µg/m³
2010 22.2 µg/m³ 17.2 µg/m³
2009 21.3 µg/m³ 16.9 µg/m³
2008 21.1 µg/m³ 16.7 µg/m³
2007 20.4 µg/m³ 17.1 µg/m³
2006 21.8 µg/m³ 18.2 µg/m³
2005 26.2 µg/m³ 19.8 µg/m³
2004 26.1 µg/m³ 19.3 µg/m³
2003 28.2 µg/m³ 21.9 µg/m³
2002 26.9 µg/m³ 20.8 µg/m³
2001 26.9 µg/m³ 19.7 µg/m³
2000 27.5 µg/m³ 20.9 µg/m³
1999 27.9 µg/m³ 21.3 µg/m³

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −24.9% from 21.4 µg/m³ in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 18.5 µg/m³, the figure has changed by −13.0%.
  • Among the 200 countries with data for 2023, Cyprus has the 108th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 11.0 µg/m³.

Source and dates

Original producer
Global Burden of Disease Study, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.ATM.PM25.MC.M3 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2023 for Cyprus
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Global Burden of Disease Study, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation