PM2.5 air pollution exposure in Italy
People in Italy were exposed to an average PM2.5 concentration of 14.3 µg/m³ in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Italy, 2023
14.3
Change from 2022
−12.0%
European Union, 2023
11.0 µg/m³
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
10.7 µg/m³
Position in 2023
123rd of 200
PM2.5 air pollution exposure in Italy 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 | Italy | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14.3 µg/m³ | 11.0 µg/m³ |
| 2022 | 16.2 µg/m³ | 12.2 µg/m³ |
| 2021 | 14.9 µg/m³ | 12.1 µg/m³ |
| 2020 | 15.4 µg/m³ | 11.4 µg/m³ |
| 2019 | 15.0 µg/m³ | 12.1 µg/m³ |
| 2018 | 15.7 µg/m³ | 13.8 µg/m³ |
| 2017 | 17.3 µg/m³ | 13.8 µg/m³ |
| 2016 | 16.2 µg/m³ | 13.5 µg/m³ |
| 2015 | 18.4 µg/m³ | 14.4 µg/m³ |
| 2014 | 15.8 µg/m³ | 14.4 µg/m³ |
| 2013 | 17.5 µg/m³ | 15.1 µg/m³ |
| 2012 | 19.0 µg/m³ | 15.6 µg/m³ |
| 2011 | 20.9 µg/m³ | 17.5 µg/m³ |
| 2010 | 19.0 µg/m³ | 17.2 µg/m³ |
| 2009 | 19.7 µg/m³ | 16.9 µg/m³ |
| 2008 | 20.5 µg/m³ | 16.7 µg/m³ |
| 2007 | 21.4 µg/m³ | 17.1 µg/m³ |
| 2006 | 23.0 µg/m³ | 18.2 µg/m³ |
| 2005 | 25.2 µg/m³ | 19.8 µg/m³ |
| 2004 | 24.6 µg/m³ | 19.3 µg/m³ |
| 2003 | 27.5 µg/m³ | 21.9 µg/m³ |
| 2002 | 25.8 µg/m³ | 20.8 µg/m³ |
| 2001 | 24.5 µg/m³ | 19.7 µg/m³ |
| 2000 | 28.3 µg/m³ | 20.9 µg/m³ |
| 1999 | 28.7 µg/m³ | 21.3 µg/m³ |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −12.0% from 16.2 µg/m³ in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 17.5 µg/m³, the figure has changed by −18.1%.
- Among the 200 countries with data for 2023, Italy has the 123rd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 11.0 µg/m³.