PM2.5 air pollution exposure in World
People in the world were exposed to an average PM2.5 concentration of 32.9 µg/m³ in 2023.
World is a group: All economies covered by the World Bank. The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
World, 2023
32.9
Change from 2022
+0.4%
European Union, 2023
11.0 µg/m³
PM2.5 air pollution exposure in World 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 | World | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 32.9 µg/m³ | 11.0 µg/m³ |
| 2022 | 32.7 µg/m³ | 12.2 µg/m³ |
| 2021 | 33.2 µg/m³ | 12.1 µg/m³ |
| 2020 | 32.5 µg/m³ | 11.4 µg/m³ |
| 2019 | 33.4 µg/m³ | 12.1 µg/m³ |
| 2018 | 34.7 µg/m³ | 13.8 µg/m³ |
| 2017 | 35.0 µg/m³ | 13.8 µg/m³ |
| 2016 | 35.5 µg/m³ | 13.5 µg/m³ |
| 2015 | 36.5 µg/m³ | 14.4 µg/m³ |
| 2014 | 35.9 µg/m³ | 14.4 µg/m³ |
| 2013 | 36.0 µg/m³ | 15.1 µg/m³ |
| 2012 | 36.0 µg/m³ | 15.6 µg/m³ |
| 2011 | 37.4 µg/m³ | 17.5 µg/m³ |
| 2010 | 36.0 µg/m³ | 17.2 µg/m³ |
| 2009 | 36.1 µg/m³ | 16.9 µg/m³ |
| 2008 | 36.3 µg/m³ | 16.7 µg/m³ |
| 2007 | 36.0 µg/m³ | 17.1 µg/m³ |
| 2006 | 35.9 µg/m³ | 18.2 µg/m³ |
| 2005 | 36.4 µg/m³ | 19.8 µg/m³ |
| 2004 | 36.4 µg/m³ | 19.3 µg/m³ |
| 2003 | 36.7 µg/m³ | 21.9 µg/m³ |
| 2002 | 36.8 µg/m³ | 20.8 µg/m³ |
| 2001 | 36.2 µg/m³ | 19.7 µg/m³ |
| 2000 | 36.8 µg/m³ | 20.9 µg/m³ |
| 1999 | 36.4 µg/m³ | 21.3 µg/m³ |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4% from 32.7 µg/m³ in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 36.0 µg/m³, the figure has changed by −8.7%.
- The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 11.0 µg/m³.