Pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre in Kiribati

Kiribati: Pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre was 0.0048 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0048 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
32nd
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.0072 units per square kilometre
in 2015
All-time low
0.0043 units per square kilometre
in 2021
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre in Kiribati, 1990–2023

00.0020.0040.0060.0081990200620231990: 0.006 units per square kilometre1991: 0.006 units per square kilometre1992: 0.006 units per square kilometre1993: 0.006 units per square kilometre1994: 0.006 units per square kilometre1995: 0.006 units per square kilometre1996: 0.006 units per square kilometre1997: 0.006 units per square kilometre1998: 0.006 units per square kilometre1999: 0.006 units per square kilometre2000: 0.006 units per square kilometre2001: 0.007 units per square kilometre2002: 0.006 units per square kilometre2003: 0.006 units per square kilometre2004: 0.006 units per square kilometre2005: 0.006 units per square kilometre2006: 0.006 units per square kilometre2007: 0.006 units per square kilometre2008: 0.006 units per square kilometre2009: 0.007 units per square kilometre2010: 0.006 units per square kilometre2011: 0.005 units per square kilometre2012: 0.006 units per square kilometre2013: 0.006 units per square kilometre2014: 0.005 units per square kilometre2015: 0.007 units per square kilometre2016: 0.004 units per square kilometre2017: 0.005 units per square kilometre2018: 0.005 units per square kilometre2019: 0.007 units per square kilometre2020: 0.005 units per square kilometre2021: 0.004 units per square kilometre2022: 0.005 units per square kilometre2023: 0.005 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Kiribati recorded 0.0048 units per square kilometre for pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre in 2023.

The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre in Kiribati peaked at 0.0072 units per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0043 units per square kilometre, in 2021.

Kiribati ranks 32nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for Pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre in Kiribati, 1990 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0057 units per square kilometre —
1991 0.0057 units per square kilometre -0.2%
1992 0.0058 units per square kilometre +0.8%
1993 0.0058 units per square kilometre +0.8%
1994 0.0059 units per square kilometre +0.8%
1995 0.0058 units per square kilometre -1.2%
1996 0.006 units per square kilometre +2.9%
1997 0.006 units per square kilometre +0.8%
1998 0.0061 units per square kilometre +0.8%
1999 0.0061 units per square kilometre +0.8%
2000 0.0062 units per square kilometre +1.7%
2001 0.0066 units per square kilometre +5.7%
2002 0.0059 units per square kilometre -10.6%
2003 0.0062 units per square kilometre +5.5%
2004 0.0057 units per square kilometre -7.9%
2005 0.0062 units per square kilometre +8.0%
2006 0.006 units per square kilometre -2.7%
2007 0.0057 units per square kilometre -5.6%
2008 0.0058 units per square kilometre +3.0%
2009 0.0065 units per square kilometre +11.8%
2010 0.0056 units per square kilometre -14.6%
2011 0.0052 units per square kilometre -6.3%
2012 0.0056 units per square kilometre +6.9%
2013 0.0057 units per square kilometre +2.6%
2014 0.0055 units per square kilometre -4.4%
2015 0.0072 units per square kilometre +31.4%
2016 0.0045 units per square kilometre -37.8%
2017 0.0047 units per square kilometre +6.0%
2018 0.0048 units per square kilometre +1.4%
2019 0.0068 units per square kilometre +41.7%
2020 0.005 units per square kilometre -26.3%
2021 0.0043 units per square kilometre -14.8%
2022 0.0046 units per square kilometre +7.7%
2023 0.0048 units per square kilometre +3.6%

Kiribati compared with similar countries

  • Kiribati's 0.0048 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0001 units per square kilometre, 40.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Kiribati's 0.0048 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0003 units per square kilometre, 13.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0059 units per square kilometre 0.0057 units per square kilometre 0.0061 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0061 units per square kilometre 0.0057 units per square kilometre 0.0066 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0056 units per square kilometre 0.0045 units per square kilometre 0.0072 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0047 units per square kilometre 0.0043 units per square kilometre 0.005 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 29 Comoros 0.0055 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 30 Micronesia (country) 0.005 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 31 Cape Verde 0.005 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 33 Gambia 0.0038 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 34 Palestine 0.0037 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 35 Kuwait 0.0035 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre in Kiribati?
Pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre in Kiribati was 0.0048 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 0.0072 units per square kilometre in 2015.
What is the lowest pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0043 units per square kilometre in 2021.
How does Kiribati rank for pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre?
Kiribati ranks 32nd out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
Is pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kiribati data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Pm exposure 1990 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Pm exposure 1990 2017 ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
200 places, 6,650 data points, 1990–2023
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Pm exposure 1990 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.