PM2.5 air pollution exposure in US Virgin Islands
People in US Virgin Islands were exposed to an average PM2.5 concentration of 6.8 µg/m³ in 2023.
US Virgin Islands, 2023
6.8
Change from 2022
+18.9%
World, 2023
32.9 µg/m³
Position in 2023
178th of 200
PM2.5 air pollution exposure in US Virgin Islands 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.
| Period | US Virgin Islands | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.8 µg/m³ | 32.9 µg/m³ |
| 2022 | 5.7 µg/m³ | 32.7 µg/m³ |
| 2021 | 7.0 µg/m³ | 33.2 µg/m³ |
| 2020 | 6.8 µg/m³ | 32.5 µg/m³ |
| 2019 | 6.5 µg/m³ | 33.4 µg/m³ |
| 2018 | 7.0 µg/m³ | 34.7 µg/m³ |
| 2017 | 7.8 µg/m³ | 35.0 µg/m³ |
| 2016 | 6.4 µg/m³ | 35.5 µg/m³ |
| 2015 | 6.7 µg/m³ | 36.5 µg/m³ |
| 2014 | 6.2 µg/m³ | 35.9 µg/m³ |
| 2013 | 5.8 µg/m³ | 36.0 µg/m³ |
| 2012 | 6.6 µg/m³ | 36.0 µg/m³ |
| 2011 | 5.5 µg/m³ | 37.4 µg/m³ |
| 2010 | 7.0 µg/m³ | 36.0 µg/m³ |
| 2009 | 6.1 µg/m³ | 36.1 µg/m³ |
| 2008 | 6.0 µg/m³ | 36.3 µg/m³ |
| 2007 | 6.2 µg/m³ | 36.0 µg/m³ |
| 2006 | 6.7 µg/m³ | 35.9 µg/m³ |
| 2005 | 6.8 µg/m³ | 36.4 µg/m³ |
| 2004 | 6.4 µg/m³ | 36.4 µg/m³ |
| 2003 | 7.1 µg/m³ | 36.7 µg/m³ |
| 2002 | 7.6 µg/m³ | 36.8 µg/m³ |
| 2001 | 7.7 µg/m³ | 36.2 µg/m³ |
| 2000 | 7.9 µg/m³ | 36.8 µg/m³ |
| 1999 | 7.7 µg/m³ | 36.4 µg/m³ |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +18.9% from 5.7 µg/m³ in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 5.8 µg/m³, the figure has changed by +16.2%.
- Among the 200 countries with data for 2023, US Virgin Islands has the 178th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 32.9 µg/m³.