Pm exposure 1990 2017 in Romania

Romania: Pm exposure 1990 2017 was 16.01 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
16.01
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
109th
of 200 countries
All-time high
27.73
in 2003
All-time low
16.01
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Pm exposure 1990 2017 in Romania, 1990–2023

01020301990200620231990: 27.51991: 27.11992: 26.81993: 26.41994: 261995: 25.51996: 25.21997: 24.91998: 24.51999: 24.12000: 23.82001: 23.82002: 272003: 27.72004: 24.52005: 24.92006: 22.72007: 21.52008: 20.42009: 19.82010: 18.82011: 22.32012: 21.42013: 18.22014: 18.32015: 18.12016: 18.12017: 20.32018: 18.82019: 16.42020: 162021: 16.12022: 16.42023: 16

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, pm exposure 1990 2017 in Romania stood at 16.01. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pm exposure 1990 2017 in Romania peaked at 27.73 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 16.01, in 2023.

Romania ranks 109th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Pm exposure 1990 2017 in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Pm exposure 1990 2017 in Romania, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 27.54 —
1991 27.13 -1.5%
1992 26.75 -1.4%
1993 26.38 -1.4%
1994 26 -1.4%
1995 25.55 -1.7%
1996 25.24 -1.2%
1997 24.87 -1.5%
1998 24.49 -1.5%
1999 24.11 -1.5%
2000 23.77 -1.4%
2001 23.77 +0.0%
2002 26.97 +13.4%
2003 27.73 +2.8%
2004 24.48 -11.7%
2005 24.91 +1.7%
2006 22.69 -8.9%
2007 21.48 -5.3%
2008 20.43 -4.9%
2009 19.77 -3.2%
2010 18.84 -4.7%
2011 22.32 +18.4%
2012 21.35 -4.3%
2013 18.16 -14.9%
2014 18.27 +0.6%
2015 18.1 -0.9%
2016 18.11 +0.0%
2017 20.27 +12.0%
2018 18.75 -7.5%
2019 16.42 -12.5%
2020 16.04 -2.3%
2021 16.1 +0.4%
2022 16.41 +1.9%
2023 16.01 -2.5%

Romania compared with similar countries

  • Romania's 16.01 is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.06, 1.6× the median. (70 countries reporting)
  • Romania's 16.01 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.88, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 25.81 24.11 27.54 10
2000s 23.6 19.77 27.73 10
2010s 19.06 16.42 22.32 10
2020s 16.14 16.01 16.41 4

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 106 Algeria 16.54 compare
  2. 107 Poland 16.52 compare
  3. 108 Cyprus 16.07 compare
  4. 110 Malaysia 15.87 compare
  5. 111 Haiti 15.81 compare
  6. 112 Croatia 15.78 compare

See the full ranking of 200 places →

More reference data data for Romania

All data for Romania →

Frequently asked questions

What is pm exposure 1990 2017 in Romania?
Pm exposure 1990 2017 in Romania was 16.01 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest pm exposure 1990 2017 recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 27.73 in 2003.
What is the lowest pm exposure 1990 2017 recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 16.01 in 2023.
How does Romania rank for pm exposure 1990 2017?
Romania ranks 109th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
Is pm exposure 1990 2017 rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Pm exposure 1990 2017. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Pm exposure 1990 2017 in Romania. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 14 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/pm-exposure-1990-2017/romania/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/pm-exposure-1990-2017/romania/">Pm exposure 1990 2017 in Romania</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Pm exposure 1990 2017
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,800 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed