PM2.5 air pollution exposure in Poland
People in Poland were exposed to an average PM2.5 concentration of 16.5 µg/m³ in 2023.
Poland, 2023
16.5
Change from 2022
+4.0%
European Union, 2023
11.0 µg/m³
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
10.7 µg/m³
Position in 2023
107th of 200
PM2.5 air pollution exposure in Poland 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 Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Poland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16.5 µg/m³ | 11.0 µg/m³ |
| 2022 | 15.9 µg/m³ | 12.2 µg/m³ |
| 2021 | 18.6 µg/m³ | 12.1 µg/m³ |
| 2020 | 16.4 µg/m³ | 11.4 µg/m³ |
| 2019 | 18.1 µg/m³ | 12.1 µg/m³ |
| 2018 | 22.0 µg/m³ | 13.8 µg/m³ |
| 2017 | 21.5 µg/m³ | 13.8 µg/m³ |
| 2016 | 20.9 µg/m³ | 13.5 µg/m³ |
| 2015 | 21.6 µg/m³ | 14.4 µg/m³ |
| 2014 | 23.6 µg/m³ | 14.4 µg/m³ |
| 2013 | 22.9 µg/m³ | 15.1 µg/m³ |
| 2012 | 23.7 µg/m³ | 15.6 µg/m³ |
| 2011 | 25.8 µg/m³ | 17.5 µg/m³ |
| 2010 | 28.0 µg/m³ | 17.2 µg/m³ |
| 2009 | 24.4 µg/m³ | 16.9 µg/m³ |
| 2008 | 23.0 µg/m³ | 16.7 µg/m³ |
| 2007 | 24.3 µg/m³ | 17.1 µg/m³ |
| 2006 | 26.1 µg/m³ | 18.2 µg/m³ |
| 2005 | 27.8 µg/m³ | 19.8 µg/m³ |
| 2004 | 26.6 µg/m³ | 19.3 µg/m³ |
| 2003 | 30.6 µg/m³ | 21.9 µg/m³ |
| 2002 | 29.9 µg/m³ | 20.8 µg/m³ |
| 2001 | 25.8 µg/m³ | 19.7 µg/m³ |
| 2000 | 25.9 µg/m³ | 20.9 µg/m³ |
| 1999 | 26.8 µg/m³ | 21.3 µg/m³ |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +4.0% from 15.9 µg/m³ in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 22.9 µg/m³, the figure has changed by −27.8%.
- Among the 200 countries with data for 2023, Poland has the 107th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 11.0 µg/m³.