PM2.5 air pollution in Sri Lanka
The average concentration of fine particles (PM2.5) in Sri Lanka was 21.2 micrograms per cubic metre in 2023.
Sri Lanka, 2023
21.2
Change from 2022
+2.0%
Position in 2023
73rd of 212
PM2.5 air pollution in Sri Lanka over time
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Sri Lanka
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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 | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 21.2 µg/m³ |
| 2022 | 20.8 µg/m³ |
| 2021 | 19.5 µg/m³ |
| 2020 | 18.6 µg/m³ |
| 2019 | 22.4 µg/m³ |
| 2018 | 24.3 µg/m³ |
| 2017 | 24.9 µg/m³ |
| 2016 | 24.1 µg/m³ |
| 2015 | 23.3 µg/m³ |
| 2014 | 22.8 µg/m³ |
| 2013 | 25.1 µg/m³ |
| 2012 | 26.1 µg/m³ |
| 2011 | 25.1 µg/m³ |
| 2010 | 26.2 µg/m³ |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.0% from 20.8 µg/m³ in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 25.1 µg/m³, the figure has changed by −15.4%.
- Among the 212 countries with data for 2023, Sri Lanka has the 73rd highest value.