PM2.5 air pollution in Faroe Islands
The average concentration of fine particles (PM2.5) in Faroe Islands was 5.8 micrograms per cubic metre in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2010.
Faroe Islands, 2023
5.8
Change from 2022
−18.4%
Position in 2023
200th of 212
PM2.5 air pollution in Faroe Islands over time
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Faroe Islands
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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 | Faroe Islands |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.8 µg/m³ |
| 2022 | 7.1 µg/m³ |
| 2021 | 6.2 µg/m³ |
| 2020 | 6.9 µg/m³ |
| 2019 | 7.2 µg/m³ |
| 2018 | 7.3 µg/m³ |
| 2017 | 7.6 µg/m³ |
| 2016 | 7.4 µg/m³ |
| 2015 | 8.7 µg/m³ |
| 2014 | 8.2 µg/m³ |
| 2013 | 8.1 µg/m³ |
| 2012 | 8.3 µg/m³ |
| 2011 | 9.4 µg/m³ |
| 2010 | 8.1 µg/m³ |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −18.4% from 7.1 µg/m³ in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 8.1 µg/m³, the figure has changed by −28.0%.
- Among the 212 countries with data for 2023, Faroe Islands has the 200th highest value.