Concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in EMR
EMR: Concentrations of fine particulate matter was 40.5 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
40.5
Change on year
down 2.7%
Rank
4th
of 19 groups
All-time high
47.1
in 2015
All-time low
39.99
in 2020
Years of data
14
2010–2023
Concentrations of fine particulate matter in EMR, 2010–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
EMR recorded 40.5 for concentrations of fine particulate matter in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, concentrations of fine particulate matter in EMR peaked at 47.1 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 39.99, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Concentrations of fine particulate matter in EMR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 45.9 | — |
| 2011 | 43.81 | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 44.78 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 45.22 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 44.71 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 47.1 | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 46.49 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 45.23 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 45.86 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 42.87 | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 39.99 | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 42.24 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 41.6 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 40.5 | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.2 | 42.87 | 47.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.08 | 39.99 | 42.24 | 4 |
Countries ranked near EMR
More health data for EMR
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases 524 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases 14,992 (2025)
- Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 35.06 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 42.13 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 167.38 (2023)
- Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years 66,236 (2024)
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 3.61 (2024)
- Number of deaths among adolescents 52,267 (2024)
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and 45.2% (2023)
- Population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for 209.65 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is concentrations of fine particulate matter in EMR?
- Concentrations of fine particulate matter in EMR was 40.5 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest concentrations of fine particulate matter recorded in EMR?
- The highest recorded value was 47.1 in 2015.
- What is the lowest concentrations of fine particulate matter recorded in EMR?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.99 in 2020.
- How does EMR rank for concentrations of fine particulate matter?
- EMR ranks 4th out of 19 groups with data for 2023.
- Is concentrations of fine particulate matter rising or falling in EMR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this EMR 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).