Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) was 33.11 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) in Mongolia, 2010–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 33.11 for annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 11.7% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) in Mongolia peaked at 49.95 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 33.11, in 2023.
Mongolia ranks 27th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 46.4 | — |
| 2011 | 49.95 | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 47.18 | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 43.7 | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 40.63 | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 45.15 | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 40.77 | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 38.41 | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 39.78 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 42.39 | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 37.36 | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 40.02 | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 37.48 | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 33.11 | -11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.44 | 38.41 | 49.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.99 | 33.11 | 40.02 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More development goals data for Mongolia
- Red List Index 0.9573 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 70.8 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 332.75 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 13 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 13 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 46 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 46 (2025)
- Infant deaths 717 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) in Mongolia?
- Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) in Mongolia was 33.11 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.95 in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.11 in 2023.
- How does Mongolia rank for annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted)?
- Mongolia ranks 27th out of 220 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia 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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