PM2.5 air pollution exposure in Iran
People in Iran were exposed to an average PM2.5 concentration of 40.2 µg/m³ in 2023.
Iran, 2023
40.2
Change from 2022
−8.3%
World, 2023
32.9 µg/m³
Position in 2023
23rd of 200
PM2.5 air pollution exposure in Iran 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 | Iran | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 40.2 µg/m³ | 32.9 µg/m³ |
| 2022 | 43.9 µg/m³ | 32.7 µg/m³ |
| 2021 | 41.1 µg/m³ | 33.2 µg/m³ |
| 2020 | 38.8 µg/m³ | 32.5 µg/m³ |
| 2019 | 39.4 µg/m³ | 33.4 µg/m³ |
| 2018 | 41.8 µg/m³ | 34.7 µg/m³ |
| 2017 | 40.1 µg/m³ | 35.0 µg/m³ |
| 2016 | 39.7 µg/m³ | 35.5 µg/m³ |
| 2015 | 40.8 µg/m³ | 36.5 µg/m³ |
| 2014 | 39.6 µg/m³ | 35.9 µg/m³ |
| 2013 | 39.8 µg/m³ | 36.0 µg/m³ |
| 2012 | 40.6 µg/m³ | 36.0 µg/m³ |
| 2011 | 42.5 µg/m³ | 37.4 µg/m³ |
| 2010 | 43.3 µg/m³ | 36.0 µg/m³ |
| 2009 | 42.9 µg/m³ | 36.1 µg/m³ |
| 2008 | 42.1 µg/m³ | 36.3 µg/m³ |
| 2007 | 40.9 µg/m³ | 36.0 µg/m³ |
| 2006 | 38.4 µg/m³ | 35.9 µg/m³ |
| 2005 | 35.1 µg/m³ | 36.4 µg/m³ |
| 2004 | 35.0 µg/m³ | 36.4 µg/m³ |
| 2003 | 38.6 µg/m³ | 36.7 µg/m³ |
| 2002 | 35.4 µg/m³ | 36.8 µg/m³ |
| 2001 | 36.5 µg/m³ | 36.2 µg/m³ |
| 2000 | 36.6 µg/m³ | 36.8 µg/m³ |
| 1999 | 36.2 µg/m³ | 36.4 µg/m³ |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −8.3% from 43.9 µg/m³ in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 39.8 µg/m³, the figure has changed by +1.1%.
- Among the 200 countries with data for 2023, Iran has the 23rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 32.9 µg/m³.