PM2.5 air pollution in Czechia

The average concentration of fine particles (PM2.5) in Czechia was 11.0 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
Czechia, 2023 11.0 Micrograms per cubic metre
Change from 2022 −14.0% 2022: 12.7 µg/m³
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023 9.6 µg/m³ Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2023 135th of 212 See the full ranking

PM2.5 air pollution in Czechia 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 Czechia
2023 11.0 µg/m³
2022 12.7 µg/m³
2021 13.7 µg/m³
2020 12.5 µg/m³
2019 13.4 µg/m³
2018 16.6 µg/m³
2017 15.9 µg/m³
2016 15.9 µg/m³
2015 16.5 µg/m³
2014 17.4 µg/m³
2013 17.2 µg/m³
2012 17.5 µg/m³
2011 19.6 µg/m³
2010 19.2 µg/m³

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −14.0% from 12.7 µg/m³ in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 17.2 µg/m³, the figure has changed by −36.1%.
  • Among the 212 countries with data for 2023, Czechia has the 135th 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 Czechia
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