PM2.5 air pollution exposure in Trinidad and Tobago

People in Trinidad and Tobago were exposed to an average PM2.5 concentration of 13.8 µg/m³ in 2023.

Measure: Mean annual exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) Unit: Micrograms per cubic metre Data: 1990 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Trinidad and Tobago, 2023 13.8 Micrograms per cubic metre
Change from 2022 −4.9% 2022: 14.5 µg/m³
World, 2023 32.9 µg/m³ Official aggregate
Position in 2023 128th of 200 See the full ranking

PM2.5 air pollution exposure in Trinidad and Tobago over time

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Micrograms per cubic metre. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Mean annual exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) (micrograms per cubic metre), 1999 to 2023
Period Trinidad and TobagoWorld
2023 13.8 µg/m³ 32.9 µg/m³
2022 14.5 µg/m³ 32.7 µg/m³
2021 14.7 µg/m³ 33.2 µg/m³
2020 14.0 µg/m³ 32.5 µg/m³
2019 13.6 µg/m³ 33.4 µg/m³
2018 13.0 µg/m³ 34.7 µg/m³
2017 14.9 µg/m³ 35.0 µg/m³
2016 14.5 µg/m³ 35.5 µg/m³
2015 14.4 µg/m³ 36.5 µg/m³
2014 12.4 µg/m³ 35.9 µg/m³
2013 13.6 µg/m³ 36.0 µg/m³
2012 15.2 µg/m³ 36.0 µg/m³
2011 14.0 µg/m³ 37.4 µg/m³
2010 16.9 µg/m³ 36.0 µg/m³
2009 14.7 µg/m³ 36.1 µg/m³
2008 14.6 µg/m³ 36.3 µg/m³
2007 14.5 µg/m³ 36.0 µg/m³
2006 14.4 µg/m³ 35.9 µg/m³
2005 13.9 µg/m³ 36.4 µg/m³
2004 12.7 µg/m³ 36.4 µg/m³
2003 13.8 µg/m³ 36.7 µg/m³
2002 15.1 µg/m³ 36.8 µg/m³
2001 14.5 µg/m³ 36.2 µg/m³
2000 14.4 µg/m³ 36.8 µg/m³
1999 14.6 µg/m³ 36.4 µg/m³

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −4.9% from 14.5 µg/m³ in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 13.6 µg/m³, the figure has changed by +1.4%.
  • Among the 200 countries with data for 2023, Trinidad and Tobago has the 128th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2023 was 32.9 µg/m³.

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Source and dates

Original producer
Global Burden of Disease Study, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.ATM.PM25.MC.M3 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2023 for Trinidad and Tobago
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Global Burden of Disease Study, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation