environmental2024
Outdoor air pollution exposure (population-weighted PM2.5)
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
18.6µg/m³
Median: 15.1µg/m³
Countries Covered
236
with available data
Highest
Qatar
75.5µg/m³
Lowest
Greenland
1.1µg/m³
Top 5 Countries
1Qatar75.5µg/m³
2Bangladesh65.0µg/m³
3Kuwait57.3µg/m³
4United Arab Emirates55.7µg/m³
5Pakistan53.8µg/m³
By Region
Asia33.1µg/m³(27 countries)
Africa27.1µg/m³(9 countries)
South America17.9µg/m³(7 countries)
Other17.4µg/m³(155 countries)
North America15.1µg/m³(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (1.1µg/m³)High (75.5µg/m³)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 18.6µg/m³)
Asia (27)
Africa (9)
South America (7)
Other (155)
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.
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About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; 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 | 75.5µg/m³ |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 65.0µg/m³ |
| 3 | Kuwait | 57.3µg/m³ |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 55.7µg/m³ |
| 5 | Pakistan | 53.8µg/m³ |
| 6 | Cameroon | 51.5µg/m³ |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 50.4µg/m³ |
| 8 | Nigeria | 50.0µg/m³ |
| 9 | Iraq | 48.8µg/m³ |
| 10 | Bahrain | 48.1µg/m³ |
| 11 | Niger | 47.9µg/m³ |
| 12 | India | 44.2µg/m³ |
| 13 | Rwanda | 41.8µg/m³ |
| 14 | Egypt | 41.3µg/m³ |
| 15 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 41.2µg/m³ |
| 16 | Nepal | 40.7µg/m³ |
| 17 | Bolivia | 40.6µg/m³ |
| 18 | Burundi | 40.4µg/m³ |
| 19 | Republic of the Congo | 40.3µg/m³ |
| 20 | Afghanistan | 40.0µg/m³ |
| 21 | Chad | 39.2µg/m³ |
| 22 | Mongolia | 38.2µg/m³ |
| 23 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 37.7µg/m³ |
| 24 | Uganda | 37.3µg/m³ |
| 25 | Senegal | 36.5µg/m³ |
| 26 | Republic of The Gambia | 35.7µg/m³ |
| 27 | Equatorial Guinea | 35.4µg/m³ |
| 28 | Benin | 35.3µg/m³ |
| 29 | Mauritania | 35.2µg/m³ |
| 30 | Yemen | 35.0µg/m³ |
| 31 | Burkina Faso | 34.6µg/m³ |
| 32 | Oman | 34.1µg/m³ |
| 33 | Jordan | 32.6µg/m³ |
| 34 | Tajikistan | 32.6µg/m³ |
| 35 | Central African Republic | 32.3µg/m³ |
| 36 | Gabon | 32.2µg/m³ |
| 37 | Armenia | 31.8µg/m³ |
| 38 | Honduras | 31.6µg/m³ |
| 39 | People's Republic of China | 31.3µg/m³ |
| 40 | Myanmar | 31.2µg/m³ |
| 41 | Djibouti | 31.1µg/m³ |
| 42 | Mali | 31.0µg/m³ |
| 43 | Togo | 31.0µg/m³ |
| 44 | Syrian Arab Republic | 30.8µg/m³ |
| 45 | El Salvador | 30.7µg/m³ |
| 46 | Uzbekistan | 30.0µg/m³ |
| 47 | Turkmenistan | 29.1µg/m³ |
| 48 | Guinea-Bissau | 29.0µg/m³ |
| 49 | Sudan | 28.8µg/m³ |
| 50 | Ghana | 28.2µg/m³ |
| 51 | Guatemala | 27.7µg/m³ |
| 52 | Peru | 27.6µg/m³ |
| 53 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 27.0µg/m³ |
| 54 | Lebanon | 26.2µg/m³ |
| 55 | Angola | 26.1µg/m³ |
| 56 | Vietnam | 25.6µg/m³ |
| 57 | Türkiye | 25.6µg/m³ |
| 58 | Zambia | 25.4µg/m³ |
| 59 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25.2µg/m³ |
| 60 | Eritrea | 25.0µg/m³ |
| 61 | Bhutan | 24.7µg/m³ |
| 62 | United Republic of Tanzania | 24.6µg/m³ |
| 63 | Lesotho | 24.5µg/m³ |
| 64 | South Africa | 24.4µg/m³ |
| 65 | South Sudan | 24.1µg/m³ |
| 66 | Guinea | 23.9µg/m³ |
| 67 | Azerbaijan | 23.7µg/m³ |
| 68 | Thailand | 23.3µg/m³ |
| 69 | Chile | 23.2µg/m³ |
| 70 | State of Palestine | 23.2µg/m³ |
| 71 | Philippines | 23.1µg/m³ |
| 72 | Kenya | 22.0µg/m³ |
| 73 | Malawi | 21.8µg/m³ |
| 74 | Georgia | 21.5µg/m³ |
| 75 | Paraguay | 21.3µg/m³ |
| 76 | North Korea | 21.2µg/m³ |
| 77 | South Korea | 21.0µg/m³ |
| 78 | Sri Lanka | 20.7µg/m³ |
| 79 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 20.7µg/m³ |
| 80 | Bulgaria | 20.6µg/m³ |
| 81 | Nicaragua | 20.5µg/m³ |
| 82 | Israel | 20.4µg/m³ |
| 83 | Costa Rica | 20.3µg/m³ |
| 84 | Ethiopia | 20.2µg/m³ |
| 85 | Cote d'Ivoire | 20.2µg/m³ |
| 86 | Sierra Leone | 20.2µg/m³ |
| 87 | Tunisia | 20.2µg/m³ |
| 88 | Zimbabwe | 20.1µg/m³ |
| 89 | Eswatini | 20.0µg/m³ |
| 90 | Macao | 19.7µg/m³ |
| 91 | Western Sahara | 19.5µg/m³ |
| 92 | Cambodia | 19.0µg/m³ |
| 93 | Indonesia | 18.5µg/m³ |
| 94 | Mexico | 18.3µg/m³ |
| 95 | Ecuador | 17.7µg/m³ |
| 96 | Jamaica | 17.6µg/m³ |
| 97 | Serbia | 17.6µg/m³ |
| 98 | Morocco | 17.4µg/m³ |
| 99 | Liberia | 17.2µg/m³ |
| 100 | Montenegro | 17.2µg/m³ |
| 101 | Libya | 17.1µg/m³ |
| 102 | Cape Verde | 17.0µg/m³ |
| 103 | Kyrgyzstan | 17.0µg/m³ |
| 104 | Mozambique | 17.0µg/m³ |
| 105 | Albania | 16.9µg/m³ |
| 106 | Botswana | 16.7µg/m³ |
| 107 | Taiwan, Province of China | 16.6µg/m³ |
| 108 | Cyprus | 16.6µg/m³ |
| 109 | Kazakhstan | 16.0µg/m³ |
| 110 | Hong Kong | 15.8µg/m³ |
| 111 | Venezuela | 15.8µg/m³ |
| 112 | Poland | 15.6µg/m³ |
| 113 | Sao Tome and Principe | 15.6µg/m³ |
| 114 | Namibia | 15.5µg/m³ |
| 115 | Malaysia | 15.3µg/m³ |
| 116 | Brazil | 15.3µg/m³ |
| 117 | Italy | 15.2µg/m³ |
| 118 | Colombia | 15.1µg/m³ |
| 119 | Greece | 15.1µg/m³ |
| 120 | Cayman Islands | 15.0µg/m³ |
| 121 | Guyana | 14.8µg/m³ |
| 122 | Panama | 14.7µg/m³ |
| 123 | Croatia | 14.6µg/m³ |
| 124 | Argentina | 14.5µg/m³ |
| 125 | Algeria | 14.4µg/m³ |
| 126 | Belize | 14.4µg/m³ |
| 127 | Romania | 14.3µg/m³ |
| 128 | Ukraine | 14.2µg/m³ |
| 129 | Haiti | 14.0µg/m³ |
| 130 | Holy See (Vatican City State) | 13.5µg/m³ |
| 131 | Slovenia | 13.5µg/m³ |
| 132 | Suriname | 13.5µg/m³ |
| 133 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13.5µg/m³ |
| 134 | Hungary | 13.4µg/m³ |
| 135 | Slovakia | 13.2µg/m³ |
| 136 | Mauritius | 13.0µg/m³ |
| 137 | Belarus | 12.9µg/m³ |
| 138 | French Guiana | 12.9µg/m³ |
| 139 | Russian Federation | 12.9µg/m³ |
| 140 | San Marino | 12.9µg/m³ |
| 141 | Latvia | 12.7µg/m³ |
| 142 | Gibraltar | 12.6µg/m³ |
| 143 | Moldova, Republic of | 12.6µg/m³ |
| 144 | Dominican Republic | 12.3µg/m³ |
| 145 | Singapore | 12.2µg/m³ |
| 146 | Czech Republic | 12.1µg/m³ |
| 147 | Curaçao | 12.0µg/m³ |
| 148 | Uruguay | 11.9µg/m³ |
| 149 | Martinique | 11.8µg/m³ |
| 150 | Lithuania | 11.6µg/m³ |
| 151 | Madagascar | 11.6µg/m³ |
| 152 | Somalia | 11.5µg/m³ |
| 153 | Barbados | 11.2µg/m³ |
| 154 | Malta | 11.1µg/m³ |
| 155 | Papua New Guinea | 11.0µg/m³ |
| 156 | Aruba | 10.9µg/m³ |
| 157 | Timor-Leste | 10.8µg/m³ |
| 158 | Maldives | 10.7µg/m³ |
| 159 | Monaco | 10.7µg/m³ |
| 160 | Grenada | 10.6µg/m³ |
| 161 | Comoros | 10.5µg/m³ |
| 162 | Japan | 10.5µg/m³ |
| 163 | Portugal | 10.5µg/m³ |
| 164 | Liechtenstein | 10.4µg/m³ |
| 165 | Saint Lucia | 10.4µg/m³ |
| 166 | Austria | 10.3µg/m³ |
| 167 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10.2µg/m³ |
| 168 | Spain | 10.0µg/m³ |
| 169 | Cuba | 9.9µg/m³ |
| 170 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 9.9µg/m³ |
| 171 | Mayotte | 9.8µg/m³ |
| 172 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 9.7µg/m³ |
| 173 | Netherlands | 9.6µg/m³ |
| 174 | Guadeloupe | 9.3µg/m³ |
| 175 | Belgium | 9.3µg/m³ |
| 176 | Dominica | 9.1µg/m³ |
| 177 | Germany | 9.1µg/m³ |
| 178 | Denmark | 9.0µg/m³ |
| 179 | Switzerland | 9.0µg/m³ |
| 180 | France | 8.9µg/m³ |
| 181 | Brunei Darussalam | 8.9µg/m³ |
| 182 | United Kingdom | 8.8µg/m³ |
| 183 | Andorra | 8.7µg/m³ |
| 184 | Luxembourg | 8.4µg/m³ |
| 185 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 8.4µg/m³ |
| 186 | Jersey | 8.1µg/m³ |
| 187 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7.8µg/m³ |
| 188 | Montserrat | 7.6µg/m³ |
| 189 | United States of America | 7.5µg/m³ |
| 190 | Ireland | 7.4µg/m³ |
| 191 | Guernsey | 7.4µg/m³ |
| 192 | Puerto Rico | 7.3µg/m³ |
| 193 | Canada | 7.0µg/m³ |
| 194 | New Zealand | 7.0µg/m³ |
| 195 | Solomon Islands | 7.0µg/m³ |
| 196 | Seychelles | 6.9µg/m³ |
| 197 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.8µg/m³ |
| 198 | Estonia | 6.7µg/m³ |
| 199 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 6.7µg/m³ |
| 200 | Norway | 6.7µg/m³ |
| 201 | Saint Barthélemy | 6.6µg/m³ |
| 202 | Saint Martin (French part) | 6.6µg/m³ |
| 203 | Isle of Man | 6.5µg/m³ |
| 204 | Anguilla | 6.1µg/m³ |
| 205 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 6.1µg/m³ |
| 206 | Vanuatu | 5.8µg/m³ |
| 207 | Fiji | 5.7µg/m³ |
| 208 | Sweden | 5.7µg/m³ |
| 209 | Virgin Islands, British | 5.7µg/m³ |
| 210 | Finland | 5.4µg/m³ |
| 211 | Australia | 5.4µg/m³ |
| 212 | Bahamas | 5.2µg/m³ |
| 213 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 5.1µg/m³ |
| 214 | Reunion | 5.0µg/m³ |
| 215 | New Caledonia | 4.9µg/m³ |
| 216 | Iceland | 4.6µg/m³ |
| 217 | Tuvalu | 4.5µg/m³ |
| 218 | Saint Helena | 4.1µg/m³ |
| 219 | Samoa | 4.1µg/m³ |
| 220 | Faroe Islands | 4.0µg/m³ |
| 221 | Tokelau | 4.0µg/m³ |
| 222 | Wallis and Futuna | 4.0µg/m³ |
| 223 | Bermuda | 3.9µg/m³ |
| 224 | Nauru | 3.8µg/m³ |
| 225 | Tonga | 3.8µg/m³ |
| 226 | American Samoa | 3.8µg/m³ |
| 227 | Kiribati | 3.7µg/m³ |
| 228 | French Polynesia | 3.6µg/m³ |
| 229 | Cook Islands | 3.3µg/m³ |
| 230 | Palau | 3.3µg/m³ |
| 231 | Niue | 3.2µg/m³ |
| 232 | Marshall Islands | 2.8µg/m³ |
| 233 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 2.3µg/m³ |
| 234 | Guam | 1.9µg/m³ |
| 235 | Northern Mariana Islands | 1.5µg/m³ |
| 236 | Greenland | 1.1µg/m³ |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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