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PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
17.7Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3]
Median: 13.9Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3]
Countries Covered
226
with available data
Highest
Qatar
58.1Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3]
Lowest
Finland
4.1Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3]
Top 5 Countries
1Qatar58.1Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3]
2Nigeria54.3Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3]
3Egypt53.5Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3]
4Cameroon53.0Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3]
5Niger50.7Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3]
By Region
Asia29.8Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3](25 countries)
Africa29.0Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3](9 countries)
Other17.1Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3](147 countries)
South America15.0Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3](7 countries)
North America14.7Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3](4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (4.1Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3])High (58.1Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3])
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 17.7Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3])
Asia (25)
Africa (9)
Other (147)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 58.1Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 2 | Nigeria | 54.3Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 3 | Egypt | 53.5Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 4 | Cameroon | 53.0Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 5 | Niger | 50.7Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 49.3Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 7 | Kuwait | 48.8Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 8 | Chad | 48.0Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 9 | Nepal | 46.6Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 10 | Bahrain | 46.1Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 43.9Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 43.9Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 13 | Pakistan | 42.9Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 14 | Senegal | 42.5Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 15 | India | 42.5Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 16 | Ghana | 41.5Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 17 | Mauritania | 40.6Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 18 | Iraq | 39.8Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 19 | Republic of The Gambia | 39.6Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 20 | Burkina Faso | 36.2Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 21 | Sierra Leone | 35.3Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 22 | Yemen | 34.0Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates | 34.0Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 24 | Guinea-Bissau | 33.8Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 25 | Dominican Republic | 33.3Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 26 | Mali | 33.1Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 27 | Mongolia | 33.1Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 28 | Guinea | 32.9Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 29 | Togo | 32.7Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 30 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 32.3Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 31 | People's Republic of China | 31.6Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 32 | Tajikistan | 31.5Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 33 | Cote d'Ivoire | 31.0Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 34 | Armenia | 30.1Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 35 | Oman | 30.0Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 36 | Uganda | 29.5Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 37 | Liberia | 29.5Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 38 | Rwanda | 29.3Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 39 | Myanmar | 28.8Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 40 | Benin | 28.6Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 41 | Sudan | 28.5Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 42 | Cape Verde | 28.3Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 43 | Syrian Arab Republic | 27.8Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 44 | Djibouti | 27.6Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 45 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 27.5Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 46 | Equatorial Guinea | 27.3Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 47 | Lebanon | 26.5Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 48 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 26.1Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 49 | Sao Tome and Principe | 26.1Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 50 | Haiti | 25.9Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 51 | Republic of the Congo | 25.8Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 52 | Central African Republic | 25.0Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 53 | Thailand | 25.0Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 54 | El Salvador | 24.9Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 55 | North Korea | 24.7Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 56 | Uzbekistan | 24.1Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 57 | Bhutan | 24.1Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 58 | Libya | 24.1Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 59 | Guatemala | 24.1Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 60 | Eritrea | 23.8Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 61 | Burundi | 23.6Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 62 | Azerbaijan | 23.6Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 63 | Jordan | 23.5Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 64 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 23.0Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 65 | Vietnam | 22.8Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 66 | Honduras | 22.5Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 67 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 22.2Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 68 | Gabon | 22.0Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 69 | South Sudan | 21.8Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 70 | Ethiopia | 21.8Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 71 | Tunisia | 21.6Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 72 | Chile | 21.5Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 73 | Sri Lanka | 21.2Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 74 | Angola | 21.2Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 75 | Cambodia | 20.8Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 76 | Türkiye | 20.6Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 77 | Kyrgyzstan | 20.6Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 78 | Brazil | 20.4Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 79 | State of Palestine | 20.4Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 80 | South Korea | 19.2Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 81 | Algeria | 18.6Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 82 | South Africa | 18.3Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 83 | Nicaragua | 18.1Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 84 | Serbia | 18.1Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 85 | Malaysia | 17.6Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 86 | Lesotho | 17.5Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 87 | Indonesia | 17.4Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 88 | Kenya | 17.4Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 89 | Venezuela | 17.2Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 90 | Georgia | 17.1Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 91 | Israel | 16.9Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 92 | Philippines | 16.7Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 93 | Kazakhstan | 16.5Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 94 | Somalia | 16.5Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 95 | Paraguay | 16.3Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 96 | Peru | 16.2Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 97 | Mexico | 16.1Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 98 | Turkmenistan | 16.0Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 99 | Costa Rica | 15.5Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 100 | Bolivia | 15.4Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 101 | Zambia | 14.8Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 102 | Poland | 14.7Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 103 | Eswatini | 14.6Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 104 | Malawi | 14.6Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 105 | Colombia | 14.6Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 106 | Montenegro | 14.5Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 107 | Greece | 14.4Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 108 | United Republic of Tanzania | 14.3Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 109 | Botswana | 14.2Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 110 | Cyprus | 14.2Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 111 | Morocco | 14.2Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 112 | Curaçao | 14.2Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 113 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 13.9Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 114 | Aruba | 13.9Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 115 | Zimbabwe | 13.5Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 116 | Italy | 13.3Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 117 | Croatia | 13.3Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 118 | Albania | 13.2Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 119 | Namibia | 12.8Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 120 | Bulgaria | 12.6Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 121 | Argentina | 12.5Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 122 | Slovakia | 12.3Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 123 | Cuba | 12.2Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 124 | Slovenia | 12.1Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 125 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 11.9Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 126 | Mozambique | 11.9Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 127 | Mayotte | 11.9Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 128 | Timor-Leste | 11.9Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 129 | Panama | 11.9Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 130 | Singapore | 11.8Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 131 | Saint Helena | 11.8Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 132 | Uruguay | 11.5Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 133 | Comoros | 11.5Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 134 | Belize | 11.4Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 135 | Hungary | 11.2Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 136 | Malta | 11.2Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 137 | Jamaica | 11.1Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 138 | Czech Republic | 11.0Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 139 | Madagascar | 10.6Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 140 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 10.5Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 141 | Romania | 10.4Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 142 | Puerto Rico | 10.3Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 143 | Maldives | 10.1Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 144 | Guyana | 10.0Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 145 | Cayman Islands | 10.0Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 146 | United States of America | 9.8Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 147 | Barbados | 9.8Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 148 | Latvia | 9.6Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 149 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9.6Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 150 | Seychelles | 9.6Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 151 | Belgium | 9.6Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 152 | Austria | 9.5Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 153 | Suriname | 9.5Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 154 | Belarus | 9.3Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 155 | Ukraine | 9.3Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 156 | Netherlands | 9.0Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 157 | Grenada | 8.9Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 158 | Moldova, Republic of | 8.9Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 159 | Canada | 8.8Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 160 | Martinique | 8.8Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 161 | France | 8.8Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 162 | Saint Lucia | 8.8Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 163 | Monaco | 8.7Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 164 | Germany | 8.7Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 165 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 8.7Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 166 | Andorra | 8.6Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 167 | San Marino | 8.6Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 168 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8.6Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 169 | French Guiana | 8.6Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 170 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8.6Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 171 | Japan | 8.5Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 172 | Gibraltar | 8.4Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 173 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 8.2Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 174 | Lithuania | 8.2Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 175 | Ecuador | 8.1Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 176 | Switzerland | 8.1Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 177 | Bahamas | 8.1Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 178 | Mauritius | 8.1Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 179 | Spain | 8.0Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 180 | Guadeloupe | 8.0Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 181 | United Kingdom | 7.9Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 182 | Virgin Islands, British | 7.9Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 183 | Anguilla | 7.7Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 184 | Denmark | 7.7Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 185 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7.7Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 186 | Dominica | 7.6Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 187 | Russian Federation | 7.4Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 188 | Guam | 7.3Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 189 | Bermuda | 7.3Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 190 | Montserrat | 7.2Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 191 | Northern Mariana Islands | 7.1Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 192 | Luxembourg | 7.0Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 193 | Liechtenstein | 7.0Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 194 | Ireland | 6.6Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 195 | Marshall Islands | 6.4Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 196 | American Samoa | 6.3Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 197 | Fiji | 6.2Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 198 | Australia | 6.2Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 199 | Papua New Guinea | 6.2Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 200 | Portugal | 6.2Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 201 | Tonga | 6.2Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 202 | Vanuatu | 6.2Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 203 | Isle of Man | 6.1Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 204 | Palau | 6.0Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 205 | Samoa | 5.9Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 206 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 5.9Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 207 | Reunion | 5.9Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 208 | New Zealand | 5.9Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 209 | Solomon Islands | 5.9Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 210 | Faroe Islands | 5.8Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 211 | French Polynesia | 5.8Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 212 | New Caledonia | 5.8Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 213 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 5.8Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 214 | Niue | 5.8Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 215 | Kiribati | 5.7Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 216 | Tuvalu | 5.7Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 217 | Iceland | 5.6Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 218 | Cook Islands | 5.6Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 219 | Estonia | 5.2Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 220 | Nauru | 5.2Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 221 | Norway | 5.1Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 222 | Tokelau | 5.0Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 223 | Brunei Darussalam | 4.8Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 224 | Greenland | 4.6Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 225 | Sweden | 4.6Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
| 226 | Finland | 4.1Micrograms per cubic meter [micrograms/m3] |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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