Indonesia’s air quality: decline in 2023 due to lack of intervention and El Niño. what about 2024?
New data published by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) reveals that the overall 2023 air pollution levels in Jakarta were arguably the worst since 2019. Despite improvements between 2020 and 2022, the rise of pollution in 2023 is a notable setback. Over 29 million people residing in the Jakarta Metropolitan Area were exposed to unhealthy levels, for over half of last year. PM2.5 concentration stayed in the ‘unhealthy’ range from June to the end of the year, equivalent to 8 to 10 times the 2021 World Health Organization (WHO) Air Quality Guideline.
