According to the monitoring data from the Consulate of the United States, there was on average 32.7 micrograms of PM2.5 particles per cubic meter to be found in the air in Shanghai during 2023. The air quality in Shanghai has improved significantly since 2013. However, air pollution increased again in 2023 compared to the previous year. This was most probably related to the lifting of all COVID-19 restrictions and transportation and production activities reaching pre-pandemic levels again.
Average annual PM2.5 air pollution levels in Shanghai, China from 2013 to 2023
(in micrograms per cubic meter of air)
Characteristic
PM2.5 level in micrograms per cubic meter of air
2023
32.71
2022
26.52
2021
27.44
2020
29.61
2019
37.02
2018*
36.21
2017
39.63
2016
45.38
2015
50.73
2014
49.63
2013
59.86
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Average calculated by Statista, based on hourly data provided by the US Department of State. Invalid or missing measuring data were excluded from calculation.
Measures for PM2.5 concentration are taken in front of the U.S. consulate building in Shanghai. According to the source, data has not been fully validated.
The source does not provide a release date. The date given is the date of data access.
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Airnow. (February 12, 2024). Average annual PM2.5 air pollution levels in Shanghai, China from 2013 to 2023 (in micrograms per cubic meter of air) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1283503/china-annual-pm25-particle-levels-shanghai/
Airnow. "Average annual PM2.5 air pollution levels in Shanghai, China from 2013 to 2023 (in micrograms per cubic meter of air)." Chart. February 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1283503/china-annual-pm25-particle-levels-shanghai/
Airnow. (2024). Average annual PM2.5 air pollution levels in Shanghai, China from 2013 to 2023 (in micrograms per cubic meter of air). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1283503/china-annual-pm25-particle-levels-shanghai/
Airnow. "Average Annual Pm2.5 Air Pollution Levels in Shanghai, China from 2013 to 2023 (in Micrograms per Cubic Meter of Air)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1283503/china-annual-pm25-particle-levels-shanghai/
Airnow, Average annual PM2.5 air pollution levels in Shanghai, China from 2013 to 2023 (in micrograms per cubic meter of air) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1283503/china-annual-pm25-particle-levels-shanghai/ (last visited April 08, 2025)
Average annual PM2.5 air pollution levels in Shanghai, China from 2013 to 2023 (in micrograms per cubic meter of air) [Graph], Airnow, February 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1283503/china-annual-pm25-particle-levels-shanghai/
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