PM2.5 air pollution exposure in France
People in France were exposed to an average PM2.5 concentration of 8.2 µg/m³ in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.
France, 2023
8.2
Change from 2022
−20.8%
European Union, 2023
11.0 µg/m³
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
10.7 µg/m³
Position in 2023
169th of 200
PM2.5 air pollution exposure in France over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Micrograms per cubic metre. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | France | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8.2 µg/m³ | 11.0 µg/m³ |
| 2022 | 10.4 µg/m³ | 12.2 µg/m³ |
| 2021 | 9.9 µg/m³ | 12.1 µg/m³ |
| 2020 | 8.8 µg/m³ | 11.4 µg/m³ |
| 2019 | 9.4 µg/m³ | 12.1 µg/m³ |
| 2018 | 10.5 µg/m³ | 13.8 µg/m³ |
| 2017 | 10.6 µg/m³ | 13.8 µg/m³ |
| 2016 | 11.0 µg/m³ | 13.5 µg/m³ |
| 2015 | 12.0 µg/m³ | 14.4 µg/m³ |
| 2014 | 11.3 µg/m³ | 14.4 µg/m³ |
| 2013 | 14.3 µg/m³ | 15.1 µg/m³ |
| 2012 | 13.9 µg/m³ | 15.6 µg/m³ |
| 2011 | 15.5 µg/m³ | 17.5 µg/m³ |
| 2010 | 15.9 µg/m³ | 17.2 µg/m³ |
| 2009 | 15.6 µg/m³ | 16.9 µg/m³ |
| 2008 | 14.5 µg/m³ | 16.7 µg/m³ |
| 2007 | 13.8 µg/m³ | 17.1 µg/m³ |
| 2006 | 14.5 µg/m³ | 18.2 µg/m³ |
| 2005 | 16.5 µg/m³ | 19.8 µg/m³ |
| 2004 | 16.2 µg/m³ | 19.3 µg/m³ |
| 2003 | 18.7 µg/m³ | 21.9 µg/m³ |
| 2002 | 16.7 µg/m³ | 20.8 µg/m³ |
| 2001 | 17.2 µg/m³ | 19.7 µg/m³ |
| 2000 | 17.9 µg/m³ | 20.9 µg/m³ |
| 1999 | 18.2 µg/m³ | 21.3 µg/m³ |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −20.8% from 10.4 µg/m³ in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 14.3 µg/m³, the figure has changed by −42.4%.
- Among the 200 countries with data for 2023, France has the 169th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 11.0 µg/m³.