PM2.5 air pollution in Yemen
The average concentration of fine particles (PM2.5) in Yemen was 34.0 micrograms per cubic metre in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2010.
Yemen, 2023
34.0
Change from 2022
−9.4%
Position in 2023
22nd of 212
PM2.5 air pollution in Yemen over time
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Yemen
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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.
| Period | Yemen |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 34.0 µg/m³ |
| 2022 | 37.6 µg/m³ |
| 2021 | 35.3 µg/m³ |
| 2020 | 34.5 µg/m³ |
| 2019 | 36.1 µg/m³ |
| 2018 | 36.7 µg/m³ |
| 2017 | 37.2 µg/m³ |
| 2016 | 35.8 µg/m³ |
| 2015 | 37.2 µg/m³ |
| 2014 | 34.2 µg/m³ |
| 2013 | 36.6 µg/m³ |
| 2012 | 38.9 µg/m³ |
| 2011 | 36.4 µg/m³ |
| 2010 | 34.2 µg/m³ |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −9.4% from 37.6 µg/m³ in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 36.6 µg/m³, the figure has changed by −7.0%.
- Among the 212 countries with data for 2023, Yemen has the 22nd highest value.