µg/m³ - Source frequency: annual · Methodology · Corrections
Australia's pm2.5 air pollution was 8.3 µg/m³ as of January 2020, and the trend is broadly stable. The average annual concentration of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in the air, in micrograms per cubic metre. PM2.5 is the most health-relevant air pollutant, linked to heart and lung disease. Bushfire smoke can push it well above safe levels, as it did in 2019–20. Data is sourced from World Bank (EN.ATM.PM25.MC.M3) and updated annually.
The average annual concentration of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in the air, in micrograms per cubic metre.
PM2.5 is the most health-relevant air pollutant, linked to heart and lung disease. Bushfire smoke can push it well above safe levels, as it did in 2019–20.
Lower is better
Source: World Bank (EN.ATM.PM25.MC.M3)
This data is sourced programmatically from official statistical APIs and data feeds (World Bank (EN.ATM.PM25.MC.M3)), updated annually. Our pipeline fetches the machine-readable version automatically and converts it to the standardised format shown here.
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