PM2.5 air pollution in Myanmar
The average concentration of fine particles (PM2.5) in Myanmar was 28.8 micrograms per cubic metre in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest since 2013.
Myanmar, 2023
28.8
Change from 2022
+34.5%
Position in 2023
39th of 212
PM2.5 air pollution in Myanmar over time
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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 | Myanmar |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 28.8 µg/m³ |
| 2022 | 21.4 µg/m³ |
| 2021 | 24.0 µg/m³ |
| 2020 | 21.4 µg/m³ |
| 2019 | 26.8 µg/m³ |
| 2018 | 26.2 µg/m³ |
| 2017 | 26.7 µg/m³ |
| 2016 | 27.5 µg/m³ |
| 2015 | 28.1 µg/m³ |
| 2014 | 26.7 µg/m³ |
| 2013 | 29.6 µg/m³ |
| 2012 | 31.9 µg/m³ |
| 2011 | 28.2 µg/m³ |
| 2010 | 34.5 µg/m³ |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +34.5% from 21.4 µg/m³ in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 29.6 µg/m³, the figure has changed by −2.7%.
- Among the 212 countries with data for 2023, Myanmar has the 39th highest value.