PM2.5 air pollution in Cyprus

The average concentration of fine particles (PM2.5) in Cyprus was 14.2 micrograms per cubic metre in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2010.

Measure: Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentration Unit: Micrograms per cubic metre Data: 2010 to 2023 Source: WHO
Cyprus, 2023 14.2 Micrograms per cubic metre
Change from 2022 −3.7% 2022: 14.8 µg/m³
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023 9.6 µg/m³ Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2023 110th of 212 See the full ranking

PM2.5 air pollution in Cyprus 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 Cyprus
2023 14.2 µg/m³
2022 14.8 µg/m³
2021 14.5 µg/m³
2020 14.5 µg/m³
2019 16.4 µg/m³
2018 17.6 µg/m³
2017 15.9 µg/m³
2016 14.9 µg/m³
2015 16.3 µg/m³
2014 16.8 µg/m³
2013 17.8 µg/m³
2012 17.6 µg/m³
2011 18.5 µg/m³
2010 21.2 µg/m³

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −3.7% from 14.8 µg/m³ in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 17.8 µg/m³, the figure has changed by −20.2%.
  • Among the 212 countries with data for 2023, Cyprus has the 110th 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 Cyprus
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