PM2.5 air pollution exposure in North Korea
People in North Korea were exposed to an average PM2.5 concentration of 21.8 µg/m³ in 2023.
North Korea, 2023
21.8
Change from 2022
+4.5%
World, 2023
32.9 µg/m³
Position in 2023
75th of 200
PM2.5 air pollution exposure in North Korea over time
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Micrograms per cubic metre. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | North Korea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 21.8 µg/m³ | 32.9 µg/m³ |
| 2022 | 20.8 µg/m³ | 32.7 µg/m³ |
| 2021 | 22.1 µg/m³ | 33.2 µg/m³ |
| 2020 | 22.4 µg/m³ | 32.5 µg/m³ |
| 2019 | 21.8 µg/m³ | 33.4 µg/m³ |
| 2018 | 21.2 µg/m³ | 34.7 µg/m³ |
| 2017 | 25.1 µg/m³ | 35.0 µg/m³ |
| 2016 | 26.6 µg/m³ | 35.5 µg/m³ |
| 2015 | 30.3 µg/m³ | 36.5 µg/m³ |
| 2014 | 31.4 µg/m³ | 35.9 µg/m³ |
| 2013 | 24.6 µg/m³ | 36.0 µg/m³ |
| 2012 | 25.2 µg/m³ | 36.0 µg/m³ |
| 2011 | 25.4 µg/m³ | 37.4 µg/m³ |
| 2010 | 22.1 µg/m³ | 36.0 µg/m³ |
| 2009 | 28.1 µg/m³ | 36.1 µg/m³ |
| 2008 | 27.7 µg/m³ | 36.3 µg/m³ |
| 2007 | 28.5 µg/m³ | 36.0 µg/m³ |
| 2006 | 27.6 µg/m³ | 35.9 µg/m³ |
| 2005 | 25.6 µg/m³ | 36.4 µg/m³ |
| 2004 | 26.0 µg/m³ | 36.4 µg/m³ |
| 2003 | 26.3 µg/m³ | 36.7 µg/m³ |
| 2002 | 25.7 µg/m³ | 36.8 µg/m³ |
| 2001 | 26.7 µg/m³ | 36.2 µg/m³ |
| 2000 | 25.8 µg/m³ | 36.8 µg/m³ |
| 1999 | 25.4 µg/m³ | 36.4 µg/m³ |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +4.5% from 20.8 µg/m³ in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 24.6 µg/m³, the figure has changed by −11.4%.
- Among the 200 countries with data for 2023, North Korea has the 75th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 32.9 µg/m³.