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Figure 6: Annual concentrations of PM2.5 in the UK, 2009 to 2023

Updated 30 April 2024
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Site type Year Number of sites Mean PM2.5 concentration (µg/m3) 95% confidence interval for 'All sites' (+/-)
Urban Background 2009 36 12.39330819 0.626062171
Urban Background 2010 34 12.97303305 0.812720694
Urban Background 2011 34 13.70484034 0.893151642
Urban Background 2012 33 12.56147285 0.768436235
Urban Background 2013 35 12.08719676 0.675479967
Urban Background 2014 33 12.07975466 0.716146312
Urban Background 2015 39 9.771605679 0.528071547
Urban Background 2016 39 9.789564396 0.548507071
Urban Background 2017 39 9.414699196 0.535408584
Urban Background 2018 38 9.925692183 0.466330617
Urban Background 2019 41 9.880706492 0.43235285
Urban Background 2020 42 7.883404295 0.418183508
Urban Background 2021 39 7.923250598 0.384731927
Urban Background 2022 46 8.254496165 0.363337492
Urban Background 2023 56 7.236008408 0.268876546
Urban Traffic 2009 5 12.77176475 6.889557094
Urban Traffic 2010 13 14.36795499 2.770635671
Urban Traffic 2011 15 15.96296847 2.547927476
Urban Traffic 2012 17 14.13528994 1.957167748
Urban Traffic 2013 19 13.34519169 1.581824295
Urban Traffic 2014 19 12.58797274 1.330394335
Urban Traffic 2015 21 10.94144661 1.06143694
Urban Traffic 2016 19 10.94645084 1.301504013
Urban Traffic 2017 19 9.929084339 1.599379351
Urban Traffic 2018 20 10.60553628 1.195116934
Urban Traffic 2019 23 10.0750357 1.099306212
Urban Traffic 2020 22 8.059144493 0.782367798
Urban Traffic 2021 21 8.323883238 0.948265065
Urban Traffic 2022 22 8.741194584 0.841259399
Urban Traffic 2023 23 7.722145566 0.737629927