demographic2019
Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted), by location (micrograms per cubic meter) - Urban
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2019; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
21.3micrograms per cubic meter
Median: 15.8micrograms per cubic meter
Countries Covered
219
with available data
Highest
Afghanistan
75.2micrograms per cubic meter
Lowest
Greenland
4.1micrograms per cubic meter
Top 5 Countries
1Afghanistan75.2micrograms per cubic meter
2Kuwait67.2micrograms per cubic meter
3Egypt64.1micrograms per cubic meter
4Cameroon61.6micrograms per cubic meter
5Saudi Arabia60.7micrograms per cubic meter
By Region
Asia36.3micrograms per cubic meter(25 countries)
Africa32.9micrograms per cubic meter(9 countries)
Other20.6micrograms per cubic meter(140 countries)
South America16.7micrograms per cubic meter(7 countries)
North America13.6micrograms per cubic meter(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)High (75.2micrograms per cubic meter)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 21.3micrograms per cubic meter)
Asia (25)
Africa (9)
Other (140)
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 2019; 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 | Afghanistan | 75.2micrograms per cubic meter |
| 2 | Kuwait | 67.2micrograms per cubic meter |
| 3 | Egypt | 64.1micrograms per cubic meter |
| 4 | Cameroon | 61.6micrograms per cubic meter |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 60.7micrograms per cubic meter |
| 6 | Qatar | 60.0micrograms per cubic meter |
| 7 | Tajikistan | 56.8micrograms per cubic meter |
| 8 | Niger | 55.5micrograms per cubic meter |
| 9 | Nigeria | 55.3micrograms per cubic meter |
| 10 | Chad | 54.0micrograms per cubic meter |
| 11 | India | 53.0micrograms per cubic meter |
| 12 | Bahrain | 51.8micrograms per cubic meter |
| 13 | Pakistan | 51.6micrograms per cubic meter |
| 14 | Mauritania | 51.3micrograms per cubic meter |
| 15 | Mongolia | 50.6micrograms per cubic meter |
| 16 | Ghana | 50.4micrograms per cubic meter |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 46.9micrograms per cubic meter |
| 18 | Cote d'Ivoire | 46.6micrograms per cubic meter |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 46.0micrograms per cubic meter |
| 20 | Mali | 45.1micrograms per cubic meter |
| 21 | Uzbekistan | 44.6micrograms per cubic meter |
| 22 | North Korea | 43.9micrograms per cubic meter |
| 23 | Sierra Leone | 43.3micrograms per cubic meter |
| 24 | Yemen | 43.0micrograms per cubic meter |
| 25 | Iraq | 43.0micrograms per cubic meter |
| 26 | Guinea | 42.4micrograms per cubic meter |
| 27 | Senegal | 42.2micrograms per cubic meter |
| 28 | Republic of The Gambia | 41.4micrograms per cubic meter |
| 29 | Liberia | 40.5micrograms per cubic meter |
| 30 | People's Republic of China | 40.2micrograms per cubic meter |
| 31 | Guinea-Bissau | 40.1micrograms per cubic meter |
| 32 | Kyrgyzstan | 39.7micrograms per cubic meter |
| 33 | United Arab Emirates | 39.0micrograms per cubic meter |
| 34 | Togo | 37.9micrograms per cubic meter |
| 35 | Republic of the Congo | 37.8micrograms per cubic meter |
| 36 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 37.4micrograms per cubic meter |
| 37 | Nepal | 36.9micrograms per cubic meter |
| 38 | Sao Tome and Principe | 36.2micrograms per cubic meter |
| 39 | Armenia | 36.2micrograms per cubic meter |
| 40 | Oman | 35.8micrograms per cubic meter |
| 41 | Rwanda | 35.7micrograms per cubic meter |
| 42 | Kazakhstan | 35.4micrograms per cubic meter |
| 43 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 34.1micrograms per cubic meter |
| 44 | Gabon | 32.9micrograms per cubic meter |
| 45 | Cape Verde | 32.6micrograms per cubic meter |
| 46 | Angola | 32.3micrograms per cubic meter |
| 47 | Uganda | 32.3micrograms per cubic meter |
| 48 | Central African Republic | 32.2micrograms per cubic meter |
| 49 | Benin | 31.8micrograms per cubic meter |
| 50 | Peru | 31.7micrograms per cubic meter |
| 51 | State of Palestine | 31.3micrograms per cubic meter |
| 52 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 29.7micrograms per cubic meter |
| 53 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 28.7micrograms per cubic meter |
| 54 | Burundi | 28.4micrograms per cubic meter |
| 55 | Libya | 28.3micrograms per cubic meter |
| 56 | Myanmar | 27.8micrograms per cubic meter |
| 57 | Tunisia | 27.4micrograms per cubic meter |
| 58 | Equatorial Guinea | 27.1micrograms per cubic meter |
| 59 | Bolivia | 26.9micrograms per cubic meter |
| 60 | Turkmenistan | 26.4micrograms per cubic meter |
| 61 | Azerbaijan | 26.2micrograms per cubic meter |
| 62 | Jordan | 25.8micrograms per cubic meter |
| 63 | Thailand | 25.5micrograms per cubic meter |
| 64 | Syrian Arab Republic | 25.3micrograms per cubic meter |
| 65 | Western Sahara | 25.1micrograms per cubic meter |
| 66 | Sri Lanka | 24.8micrograms per cubic meter |
| 67 | South Korea | 24.4micrograms per cubic meter |
| 68 | Lebanon | 24.4micrograms per cubic meter |
| 69 | Philippines | 24.2micrograms per cubic meter |
| 70 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 24.2micrograms per cubic meter |
| 71 | Eritrea | 24.0micrograms per cubic meter |
| 72 | Malaysia | 23.7micrograms per cubic meter |
| 73 | Sudan | 23.5micrograms per cubic meter |
| 74 | Türkiye | 23.3micrograms per cubic meter |
| 75 | Ethiopia | 22.9micrograms per cubic meter |
| 76 | Algeria | 22.9micrograms per cubic meter |
| 77 | El Salvador | 22.8micrograms per cubic meter |
| 78 | Serbia | 22.3micrograms per cubic meter |
| 79 | Chile | 22.2micrograms per cubic meter |
| 80 | Vietnam | 22.1micrograms per cubic meter |
| 81 | Guatemala | 21.8micrograms per cubic meter |
| 82 | Timor-Leste | 21.8micrograms per cubic meter |
| 83 | South Africa | 21.7micrograms per cubic meter |
| 84 | South Sudan | 21.4micrograms per cubic meter |
| 85 | Georgia | 20.9micrograms per cubic meter |
| 86 | Djibouti | 20.7micrograms per cubic meter |
| 87 | Malawi | 20.2micrograms per cubic meter |
| 88 | Indonesia | 19.9micrograms per cubic meter |
| 89 | Poland | 19.9micrograms per cubic meter |
| 90 | Israel | 19.7micrograms per cubic meter |
| 91 | Honduras | 19.4micrograms per cubic meter |
| 92 | Zambia | 18.9micrograms per cubic meter |
| 93 | Bulgaria | 18.6micrograms per cubic meter |
| 94 | Lesotho | 18.6micrograms per cubic meter |
| 95 | Madagascar | 18.4micrograms per cubic meter |
| 96 | Mexico | 18.4micrograms per cubic meter |
| 97 | Cambodia | 18.4micrograms per cubic meter |
| 98 | Montenegro | 17.9micrograms per cubic meter |
| 99 | Mozambique | 17.5micrograms per cubic meter |
| 100 | Seychelles | 17.4micrograms per cubic meter |
| 101 | Belarus | 17.2micrograms per cubic meter |
| 102 | Ecuador | 16.9micrograms per cubic meter |
| 103 | Bhutan | 16.9micrograms per cubic meter |
| 104 | Nicaragua | 16.7micrograms per cubic meter |
| 105 | Venezuela | 16.6micrograms per cubic meter |
| 106 | Slovakia | 16.3micrograms per cubic meter |
| 107 | United Republic of Tanzania | 16.1micrograms per cubic meter |
| 108 | Eswatini | 15.9micrograms per cubic meter |
| 109 | Cuba | 15.9micrograms per cubic meter |
| 110 | Jamaica | 15.8micrograms per cubic meter |
| 111 | Greece | 15.6micrograms per cubic meter |
| 112 | Croatia | 15.5micrograms per cubic meter |
| 113 | Holy See (Vatican City State) | 15.5micrograms per cubic meter |
| 114 | Cyprus | 15.5micrograms per cubic meter |
| 115 | Colombia | 15.1micrograms per cubic meter |
| 116 | Costa Rica | 15.1micrograms per cubic meter |
| 117 | Czech Republic | 14.9micrograms per cubic meter |
| 118 | Hungary | 14.8micrograms per cubic meter |
| 119 | Italy | 14.7micrograms per cubic meter |
| 120 | Slovenia | 14.6micrograms per cubic meter |
| 121 | Ukraine | 14.5micrograms per cubic meter |
| 122 | Comoros | 14.5micrograms per cubic meter |
| 123 | Zimbabwe | 14.5micrograms per cubic meter |
| 124 | Botswana | 14.4micrograms per cubic meter |
| 125 | Somalia | 14.4micrograms per cubic meter |
| 126 | Latvia | 14.1micrograms per cubic meter |
| 127 | Romania | 14.1micrograms per cubic meter |
| 128 | Mayotte | 13.9micrograms per cubic meter |
| 129 | Morocco | 13.7micrograms per cubic meter |
| 130 | French Guiana | 13.5micrograms per cubic meter |
| 131 | Singapore | 13.3micrograms per cubic meter |
| 132 | Paraguay | 13.2micrograms per cubic meter |
| 133 | Namibia | 13.1micrograms per cubic meter |
| 134 | Suriname | 13.0micrograms per cubic meter |
| 135 | Malta | 12.9micrograms per cubic meter |
| 136 | Moldova, Republic of | 12.7micrograms per cubic meter |
| 137 | Maldives | 12.7micrograms per cubic meter |
| 138 | Gibraltar | 12.6micrograms per cubic meter |
| 139 | Austria | 12.4micrograms per cubic meter |
| 140 | Kenya | 12.3micrograms per cubic meter |
| 141 | Reunion | 12.2micrograms per cubic meter |
| 142 | Cayman Islands | 11.9micrograms per cubic meter |
| 143 | Panama | 11.9micrograms per cubic meter |
| 144 | Guyana | 11.7micrograms per cubic meter |
| 145 | Lithuania | 11.7micrograms per cubic meter |
| 146 | Belgium | 11.6micrograms per cubic meter |
| 147 | France | 11.3micrograms per cubic meter |
| 148 | Brazil | 11.3micrograms per cubic meter |
| 149 | Argentina | 11.2micrograms per cubic meter |
| 150 | Germany | 11.2micrograms per cubic meter |
| 151 | Japan | 11.1micrograms per cubic meter |
| 152 | Netherlands | 10.9micrograms per cubic meter |
| 153 | Mauritius | 10.5micrograms per cubic meter |
| 154 | Belize | 10.4micrograms per cubic meter |
| 155 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.4micrograms per cubic meter |
| 156 | Grenada | 10.2micrograms per cubic meter |
| 157 | Denmark | 10.1micrograms per cubic meter |
| 158 | Guernsey | 10.0micrograms per cubic meter |
| 159 | Liechtenstein | 9.9micrograms per cubic meter |
| 160 | Russian Federation | 9.9micrograms per cubic meter |
| 161 | San Marino | 9.9micrograms per cubic meter |
| 162 | Jersey | 9.9micrograms per cubic meter |
| 163 | Barbados | 9.8micrograms per cubic meter |
| 164 | Haiti | 9.8micrograms per cubic meter |
| 165 | Spain | 9.8micrograms per cubic meter |
| 166 | United Kingdom | 9.7micrograms per cubic meter |
| 167 | Papua New Guinea | 9.5micrograms per cubic meter |
| 168 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 9.5micrograms per cubic meter |
| 169 | Switzerland | 9.3micrograms per cubic meter |
| 170 | Monaco | 9.2micrograms per cubic meter |
| 171 | Martinique | 9.2micrograms per cubic meter |
| 172 | Australia | 9.1micrograms per cubic meter |
| 173 | Luxembourg | 9.1micrograms per cubic meter |
| 174 | Vanuatu | 9.1micrograms per cubic meter |
| 175 | Aruba | 9.0micrograms per cubic meter |
| 176 | Saint Lucia | 8.9micrograms per cubic meter |
| 177 | Andorra | 8.9micrograms per cubic meter |
| 178 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 8.8micrograms per cubic meter |
| 179 | Solomon Islands | 8.7micrograms per cubic meter |
| 180 | New Zealand | 8.7micrograms per cubic meter |
| 181 | Ireland | 8.7micrograms per cubic meter |
| 182 | New Caledonia | 8.6micrograms per cubic meter |
| 183 | Uruguay | 8.5micrograms per cubic meter |
| 184 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8.4micrograms per cubic meter |
| 185 | Dominica | 8.4micrograms per cubic meter |
| 186 | Guam | 8.4micrograms per cubic meter |
| 187 | French Polynesia | 8.2micrograms per cubic meter |
| 188 | Fiji | 8.1micrograms per cubic meter |
| 189 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 8.1micrograms per cubic meter |
| 190 | Virgin Islands, British | 8.1micrograms per cubic meter |
| 191 | Samoa | 8.1micrograms per cubic meter |
| 192 | American Samoa | 8.0micrograms per cubic meter |
| 193 | Kiribati | 8.0micrograms per cubic meter |
| 194 | Palau | 7.9micrograms per cubic meter |
| 195 | Northern Mariana Islands | 7.9micrograms per cubic meter |
| 196 | Cook Islands | 7.9micrograms per cubic meter |
| 197 | Guadeloupe | 7.8micrograms per cubic meter |
| 198 | Anguilla | 7.8micrograms per cubic meter |
| 199 | Dominican Republic | 7.8micrograms per cubic meter |
| 200 | Tonga | 7.7micrograms per cubic meter |
| 201 | Isle of Man | 7.7micrograms per cubic meter |
| 202 | Portugal | 7.6micrograms per cubic meter |
| 203 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7.6micrograms per cubic meter |
| 204 | Marshall Islands | 7.6micrograms per cubic meter |
| 205 | United States of America | 7.4micrograms per cubic meter |
| 206 | Nauru | 7.4micrograms per cubic meter |
| 207 | Norway | 7.2micrograms per cubic meter |
| 208 | Brunei Darussalam | 6.8micrograms per cubic meter |
| 209 | Puerto Rico | 6.7micrograms per cubic meter |
| 210 | Canada | 6.7micrograms per cubic meter |
| 211 | Estonia | 6.6micrograms per cubic meter |
| 212 | Sweden | 6.4micrograms per cubic meter |
| 213 | Finland | 6.2micrograms per cubic meter |
| 214 | Iceland | 6.2micrograms per cubic meter |
| 215 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 6.2micrograms per cubic meter |
| 216 | Bahamas | 5.2micrograms per cubic meter |
| 217 | Bermuda | 5.1micrograms per cubic meter |
| 218 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 4.9micrograms per cubic meter |
| 219 | Greenland | 4.1micrograms per cubic meter |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2019).
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