PM2.5 air pollution in Japan
The average concentration of fine particles (PM2.5) in Japan was 8.5 micrograms per cubic metre in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2010.
Japan, 2023
8.5
Change from 2022
−2.3%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
8.9 µg/m³
Position in 2023
165th of 212
PM2.5 air pollution in Japan 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 Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Japan |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 8.5 µg/m³ |
| 2022 | 8.7 µg/m³ |
| 2021 | 8.7 µg/m³ |
| 2020 | 9.2 µg/m³ |
| 2019 | 10.7 µg/m³ |
| 2018 | 11.5 µg/m³ |
| 2017 | 12.1 µg/m³ |
| 2016 | 12.3 µg/m³ |
| 2015 | 13.2 µg/m³ |
| 2014 | 13.5 µg/m³ |
| 2013 | 13.9 µg/m³ |
| 2012 | 13.1 µg/m³ |
| 2011 | 14.5 µg/m³ |
| 2010 | 14.9 µg/m³ |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2.3% from 8.7 µg/m³ in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 13.9 µg/m³, the figure has changed by −38.7%.
- Among the 212 countries with data for 2023, Japan has the 165th highest value.