Concentrations of fine particulate matter in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Concentrations of fine particulate matter was 15.85 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Concentrations of fine particulate matter in Costa Rica, 2010–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 15.85 for concentrations of fine particulate matter in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, concentrations of fine particulate matter in Costa Rica peaked at 20.78 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 15.3, in 2021.
Costa Rica ranks 107th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Concentrations of fine particulate matter in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 20.15 | — |
| 2011 | 20.72 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 20.61 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 20.78 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 20.28 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 20.63 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 19.8 | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 19.11 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 17.31 | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 16.89 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 16.21 | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 15.3 | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 16.2 | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 15.85 | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.63 | 16.89 | 20.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.89 | 15.3 | 16.21 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More health data for Costa Rica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,632 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 35 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0896 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0935 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is concentrations of fine particulate matter in Costa Rica?
- Concentrations of fine particulate matter in Costa Rica was 15.85 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest concentrations of fine particulate matter recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 20.78 in 2013.
- What is the lowest concentrations of fine particulate matter recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3 in 2021.
- How does Costa Rica rank for concentrations of fine particulate matter?
- Costa Rica ranks 107th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is concentrations of fine particulate matter rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).