PM2.5 air pollution in Puerto Rico (US)
The average concentration of fine particles (PM2.5) in Puerto Rico (US) was 10.3 micrograms per cubic metre in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2010.
Puerto Rico (US), 2023
10.3
Change from 2022
−1.2%
Position in 2023
138th of 212
PM2.5 air pollution in Puerto Rico (US) over time
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Puerto Rico (US)
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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 | Puerto Rico (US) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 10.3 µg/m³ |
| 2022 | 10.4 µg/m³ |
| 2021 | 12.8 µg/m³ |
| 2020 | 12.6 µg/m³ |
| 2019 | 11.9 µg/m³ |
| 2018 | 12.7 µg/m³ |
| 2017 | 13.0 µg/m³ |
| 2016 | 12.5 µg/m³ |
| 2015 | 14.5 µg/m³ |
| 2014 | 13.3 µg/m³ |
| 2013 | 13.6 µg/m³ |
| 2012 | 14.5 µg/m³ |
| 2011 | 13.8 µg/m³ |
| 2010 | 15.2 µg/m³ |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.2% from 10.4 µg/m³ in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 13.6 µg/m³, the figure has changed by −24.3%.
- Among the 212 countries with data for 2023, Puerto Rico (US) has the 138th highest value.