Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand): Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) was 6.18 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), 2010–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) is 6.18, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.6% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 7.52 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.18, in 2023.
That places Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 37th out of 37 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6.97 | — |
| 2011 | 6.69 | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 6.84 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 6.84 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.8 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 7.52 | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 6.67 | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 6.89 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 6.7 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 6.96 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 6.59 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 6.9 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 7.08 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 6.18 | -12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.89 | 6.67 | 7.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.69 | 6.18 | 7.08 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
More development goals data for Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
- Red List Index 0.8156 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.26 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 208.54 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 60 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 60 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 60 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 64 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 64 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 64 (2025)
- Under-five deaths 11,484 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) was 6.18 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 Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.52 in 2015.
- What is the lowest annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.18 in 2023.
- How does Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) rank for annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted)?
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 37th out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
- Is annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) rising or falling in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 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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