Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) was 16.98 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2010–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) in Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 16.98. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 22.23 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 16.98, in 2023.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean 23rd out of 37 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 21.67 | — |
| 2011 | 22.23 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 21.69 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 21.69 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 21.47 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 21.23 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 20.64 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 20.01 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 18.48 | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 18.41 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 17.73 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 17.26 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 17.12 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 16.98 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.75 | 18.41 | 22.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.27 | 16.98 | 17.73 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 20 Burkina Faso 36.21 compare
- 21 Sierra Leone 35.26 compare
- 22 Yemen 34.04 compare
- 23 United Arab Emirates 34.01 compare
- 24 Guinea-Bissau 33.83 compare
- 25 Dominican Republic 33.26 compare
- 26 Mali 33.12 compare
More development goals data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Red List Index 0.7667 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,042 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,112 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 348 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 340 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 182 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 452 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 569 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 580 (2025)
- Infant deaths 123,123 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) in Latin America and the Caribbean was 16.98 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 22.23 in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.98 in 2023.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted)?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 23rd out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
- Is annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted), by location (micrograms per cubic meter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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