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Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution (population-weighted mean, µg/m³)

Compare countries by average population-weighted exposure to PM2.5 air pollution (µg/m³). Latest available estimates (2019–2021).

Source: World Health Organization (WHO)157 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
22.2µg/m³
Median: 18.9µg/m³
Countries Covered
157
with available data
Highest
India
83.0µg/m³
Lowest
Solomon Islands
4.6µg/m³
Top 5 Countries
1India83.0µg/m³
2Bangladesh77.1µg/m³
3Egypt68.3µg/m³
4Brunei Darussalam68.0µg/m³
5Afghanistan66.2µg/m³
By Region
Asia35.4µg/m³(25 countries)
Africa32.0µg/m³(9 countries)
Other22.1µg/m³(79 countries)
South America15.7µg/m³(7 countries)
North America14.0µg/m³(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (4.6µg/m³)High (83.0µg/m³)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 22.2µg/m³)

Asia (25)
Africa (9)
Other (79)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Europe (31)
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

Compare countries by average population-weighted exposure to PM2.5 air pollution (µg/m³). Latest available estimates (2019–2021). Source: World Health Organization (WHO).

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1India83.0µg/m³
2Bangladesh77.1µg/m³
3Egypt68.3µg/m³
4Brunei Darussalam68.0µg/m³
5Afghanistan66.2µg/m³
6Pakistan59.0µg/m³
7Nepal49.0µg/m³
8Qatar43.6µg/m³
9Saudi Arabia42.0µg/m³
10Chad41.8µg/m³
11Niger41.4µg/m³
12People's Republic of China41.2µg/m³
13Indonesia40.3µg/m³
14Algeria39.5µg/m³
15Iraq39.4µg/m³
16Sudan38.6µg/m³
17United Arab Emirates38.5µg/m³
18Myanmar38.2µg/m³
19Islamic Republic of Iran35.1µg/m³
20Oman34.4µg/m³
21Fiji34.0µg/m³
22Yemen33.7µg/m³
23Mali33.3µg/m³
24Kuwait33.2µg/m³
25Tajikistan33.0µg/m³
26Sri Lanka32.7µg/m³
27Nigeria32.0µg/m³
28Central African Republic31.2µg/m³
29South Sudan30.5µg/m³
30Djibouti29.2µg/m³
31Ghana29.1µg/m³
32Togo28.9µg/m³
33Senegal28.8µg/m³
34Ethiopia27.8µg/m³
35Burkina Faso27.6µg/m³
36Mongolia27.4µg/m³
37Democratic Republic of the Congo27.1µg/m³
38Cote d'Ivoire26.7µg/m³
39Guinea26.2µg/m³
40Burundi26.0µg/m³
41Republic of the Congo25.7µg/m³
42Rwanda25.6µg/m³
43South Africa25.6µg/m³
44Lao People's Democratic Republic25.5µg/m³
45Cambodia25.2µg/m³
46Vietnam25.1µg/m³
47Zambia25.0µg/m³
48Turkmenistan24.3µg/m³
49Uganda24.1µg/m³
50Thailand24.0µg/m³
51South Korea23.9µg/m³
52Benin23.8µg/m³
53Zimbabwe23.8µg/m³
54Morocco23.7µg/m³
55Haiti23.4µg/m³
56Uzbekistan23.4µg/m³
57Angola23.2µg/m³
58Jordan22.9µg/m³
59Tunisia22.1µg/m³
60Armenia22.1µg/m³
61Kyrgyzstan22.0µg/m³
62Madagascar22.0µg/m³
63Guatemala21.9µg/m³
64Cameroon21.3µg/m³
65United Republic of Tanzania21.2µg/m³
66Peru21.1µg/m³
67Venezuela21.1µg/m³
68Kazakhstan20.8µg/m³
69El Salvador20.7µg/m³
70Bosnia and Herzegovina20.7µg/m³
71Botswana20.3µg/m³
72Lebanon20.2µg/m³
73Colombia20.0µg/m³
74Panama19.9µg/m³
75Mexico19.7µg/m³
76Malawi19.5µg/m³
77Malaysia19.4µg/m³
78Türkiye19.4µg/m³
79Georgia18.9µg/m³
80Belize18.8µg/m³
81Philippines18.7µg/m³
82Gabon18.5µg/m³
83Nicaragua18.5µg/m³
84Poland18.5µg/m³
85The Republic of North Macedonia18.5µg/m³
86Kenya18.4µg/m³
87Mauritania18.4µg/m³
88Israel18.2µg/m³
89Serbia18.2µg/m³
90Chile18.1µg/m³
91Dominican Republic18.1µg/m³
92Honduras18.1µg/m³
93Albania18.0µg/m³
94Sierra Leone17.3µg/m³
95Slovenia17.2µg/m³
96Ukraine17.2µg/m³
97Namibia17.0µg/m³
98Hungary16.8µg/m³
99Czech Republic16.7µg/m³
100Moldova, Republic of16.7µg/m³
101Greece16.6µg/m³
102Romania16.6µg/m³
103Bulgaria16.4µg/m³
104Somalia16.4µg/m³
105Croatia16.0µg/m³
106Singapore15.9µg/m³
107Belarus15.6µg/m³
108Paraguay15.4µg/m³
109Italy15.3µg/m³
110Slovakia15.2µg/m³
111Republic of The Gambia15.0µg/m³
112Cuba14.6µg/m³
113Montserrat14.3µg/m³
114Montenegro14.2µg/m³
115Costa Rica13.9µg/m³
116Argentina13.9µg/m³
117Austria13.5µg/m³
118Ecuador13.4µg/m³
119Belgium13.2µg/m³
120Netherlands13.1µg/m³
121Barbados13.0µg/m³
122Brazil12.7µg/m³
123Jamaica12.6µg/m³
124Latvia12.6µg/m³
125Malta12.5µg/m³
126Comoros12.1µg/m³
127Trinidad and Tobago12.1µg/m³
128Papua New Guinea12.0µg/m³
129Russian Federation11.9µg/m³
130Lithuania11.8µg/m³
131Japan11.7µg/m³
132France11.6µg/m³
133Mauritius11.2µg/m³
134Cyprus11.1µg/m³
135Maldives10.7µg/m³
136Denmark10.6µg/m³
137United Kingdom10.6µg/m³
138Uruguay10.4µg/m³
139Switzerland10.3µg/m³
140Luxembourg10.2µg/m³
141Spain10.1µg/m³
142New Caledonia10.0µg/m³
143Portugal9.8µg/m³
144Eritrea9.1µg/m³
145Cape Verde8.8µg/m³
146Ireland8.8µg/m³
147Suriname8.2µg/m³
148United States of America7.6µg/m³
149Estonia7.5µg/m³
150Norway7.0µg/m³
151Australia7.0µg/m³
152Canada6.6µg/m³
153New Zealand6.2µg/m³
154Sweden6.2µg/m³
155Finland6.0µg/m³
156Iceland5.2µg/m³
157Solomon Islands4.6µg/m³
Showing 157 of 157 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Health Organization (WHO) (2019).

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