PM2.5 air pollution exposure in South Asia
People in South Asia were exposed to an average PM2.5 concentration of 55.2 µg/m³ in 2023.
South Asia is a group: World Bank region. The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
South Asia, 2023
55.2
Change from 2022
+7.0%
World, 2023
32.9 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution exposure in South Asia over time
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The chart loads when you scroll to it. The table below shows the same data.
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 | South Asia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 55.2 µg/m³ | 32.9 µg/m³ |
| 2022 | 51.6 µg/m³ | 32.7 µg/m³ |
| 2021 | 57.0 µg/m³ | 33.2 µg/m³ |
| 2020 | 53.8 µg/m³ | 32.5 µg/m³ |
| 2019 | 54.5 µg/m³ | 33.4 µg/m³ |
| 2018 | 58.7 µg/m³ | 34.7 µg/m³ |
| 2017 | 55.6 µg/m³ | 35.0 µg/m³ |
| 2016 | 55.0 µg/m³ | 35.5 µg/m³ |
| 2015 | 52.5 µg/m³ | 36.5 µg/m³ |
| 2014 | 53.1 µg/m³ | 35.9 µg/m³ |
| 2013 | 53.2 µg/m³ | 36.0 µg/m³ |
| 2012 | 54.7 µg/m³ | 36.0 µg/m³ |
| 2011 | 56.1 µg/m³ | 37.4 µg/m³ |
| 2010 | 53.0 µg/m³ | 36.0 µg/m³ |
| 2009 | 53.9 µg/m³ | 36.1 µg/m³ |
| 2008 | 52.4 µg/m³ | 36.3 µg/m³ |
| 2007 | 50.6 µg/m³ | 36.0 µg/m³ |
| 2006 | 50.4 µg/m³ | 35.9 µg/m³ |
| 2005 | 52.4 µg/m³ | 36.4 µg/m³ |
| 2004 | 51.8 µg/m³ | 36.4 µg/m³ |
| 2003 | 53.3 µg/m³ | 36.7 µg/m³ |
| 2002 | 52.3 µg/m³ | 36.8 µg/m³ |
| 2001 | 51.5 µg/m³ | 36.2 µg/m³ |
| 2000 | 51.8 µg/m³ | 36.8 µg/m³ |
| 1999 | 50.9 µg/m³ | 36.4 µg/m³ |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +7.0% from 51.6 µg/m³ in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 53.2 µg/m³, the figure has changed by +3.6%.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 32.9 µg/m³.