PM2.5 air pollution in Peru

The average concentration of fine particles (PM2.5) in Peru was 16.2 micrograms per cubic metre in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2010.

Measure: Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentration Unit: Micrograms per cubic metre Data: 2010 to 2023 Source: WHO
Peru, 2023 16.2 Micrograms per cubic metre
Change from 2022 −16.1% 2022: 19.3 µg/m³
Position in 2023 96th of 212 See the full ranking

PM2.5 air pollution in Peru 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.

Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentration (micrograms per cubic metre), 2010 to 2023
Period Peru
2023 16.2 µg/m³
2022 19.3 µg/m³
2021 18.4 µg/m³
2020 17.9 µg/m³
2019 19.6 µg/m³
2018 21.3 µg/m³
2017 20.3 µg/m³
2016 20.3 µg/m³
2015 19.1 µg/m³
2014 19.3 µg/m³
2013 21.7 µg/m³
2012 22.0 µg/m³
2011 20.8 µg/m³
2010 20.9 µg/m³

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −16.1% from 19.3 µg/m³ in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 21.7 µg/m³, the figure has changed by −25.3%.
  • Among the 212 countries with data for 2023, Peru has the 96th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code
SDGPM25 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
Dim1=RESIDENCEAREATYPE_TOTL
Observation period
2010 to 2023 for Peru
Provider update
8 May 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory