PM2.5 air pollution in Nepal
The average concentration of fine particles (PM2.5) in Nepal was 46.6 micrograms per cubic metre in 2023.
Nepal, 2023
46.6
Change from 2022
−1.5%
Position in 2023
9th of 212
PM2.5 air pollution in Nepal over time
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Nepal
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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 | Nepal |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 46.6 µg/m³ |
| 2022 | 47.3 µg/m³ |
| 2021 | 50.4 µg/m³ |
| 2020 | 45.8 µg/m³ |
| 2019 | 51.7 µg/m³ |
| 2018 | 58.5 µg/m³ |
| 2017 | 58.7 µg/m³ |
| 2016 | 66.4 µg/m³ |
| 2015 | 61.3 µg/m³ |
| 2014 | 62.1 µg/m³ |
| 2013 | 63.0 µg/m³ |
| 2012 | 62.1 µg/m³ |
| 2011 | 60.3 µg/m³ |
| 2010 | 63.9 µg/m³ |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.5% from 47.3 µg/m³ in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 63.0 µg/m³, the figure has changed by −25.9%.
- Among the 212 countries with data for 2023, Nepal has the 9th highest value.