PM2.5 air pollution in Uruguay

The average concentration of fine particles (PM2.5) in Uruguay was 11.5 micrograms per cubic metre in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2010.

Measure: Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentration Unit: Micrograms per cubic metre Data: 2010 to 2023 Source: WHO
Uruguay, 2023 11.5 Micrograms per cubic metre
Change from 2022 −2.7% 2022: 11.9 µg/m³
Position in 2023 129th of 212 See the full ranking

PM2.5 air pollution in Uruguay over time

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Micrograms per cubic metre. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentration (micrograms per cubic metre), 2010 to 2023
Period Uruguay
2023 11.5 µg/m³
2022 11.9 µg/m³
2021 11.7 µg/m³
2020 12.5 µg/m³
2019 12.2 µg/m³
2018 12.6 µg/m³
2017 13.7 µg/m³
2016 14.5 µg/m³
2015 14.6 µg/m³
2014 14.0 µg/m³
2013 14.4 µg/m³
2012 13.4 µg/m³
2011 13.8 µg/m³
2010 13.4 µg/m³

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.7% from 11.9 µg/m³ in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 14.4 µg/m³, the figure has changed by −19.9%.
  • Among the 212 countries with data for 2023, Uruguay has the 129th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code
SDGPM25 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
Dim1=RESIDENCEAREATYPE_TOTL
Observation period
2010 to 2023 for Uruguay
Provider update
8 May 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory