PM2.5 air pollution exposure in United Kingdom
People in United Kingdom were exposed to an average PM2.5 concentration of 9.5 µg/m³ in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.
United Kingdom, 2023
9.5
Change from 2022
−5.5%
World, 2023
32.9 µg/m³
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
9.7 µg/m³
Position in 2023
158th of 200
PM2.5 air pollution exposure in United Kingdom 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 | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9.5 µg/m³ | 32.9 µg/m³ |
| 2022 | 10.0 µg/m³ | 32.7 µg/m³ |
| 2021 | 10.0 µg/m³ | 33.2 µg/m³ |
| 2020 | 9.5 µg/m³ | 32.5 µg/m³ |
| 2019 | 10.3 µg/m³ | 33.4 µg/m³ |
| 2018 | 10.6 µg/m³ | 34.7 µg/m³ |
| 2017 | 10.4 µg/m³ | 35.0 µg/m³ |
| 2016 | 10.7 µg/m³ | 35.5 µg/m³ |
| 2015 | 10.5 µg/m³ | 36.5 µg/m³ |
| 2014 | 12.2 µg/m³ | 35.9 µg/m³ |
| 2013 | 12.5 µg/m³ | 36.0 µg/m³ |
| 2012 | 11.2 µg/m³ | 36.0 µg/m³ |
| 2011 | 13.0 µg/m³ | 37.4 µg/m³ |
| 2010 | 12.5 µg/m³ | 36.0 µg/m³ |
| 2009 | 12.0 µg/m³ | 36.1 µg/m³ |
| 2008 | 12.0 µg/m³ | 36.3 µg/m³ |
| 2007 | 12.1 µg/m³ | 36.0 µg/m³ |
| 2006 | 13.5 µg/m³ | 35.9 µg/m³ |
| 2005 | 16.1 µg/m³ | 36.4 µg/m³ |
| 2004 | 15.6 µg/m³ | 36.4 µg/m³ |
| 2003 | 19.4 µg/m³ | 36.7 µg/m³ |
| 2002 | 16.4 µg/m³ | 36.8 µg/m³ |
| 2001 | 15.8 µg/m³ | 36.2 µg/m³ |
| 2000 | 17.9 µg/m³ | 36.8 µg/m³ |
| 1999 | 18.4 µg/m³ | 36.4 µg/m³ |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −5.5% from 10.0 µg/m³ in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 12.5 µg/m³, the figure has changed by −24.3%.
- Among the 200 countries with data for 2023, United Kingdom has the 158th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 32.9 µg/m³.