environmental2023
PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter)
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2023. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
21.7microgram per cubic meter
Median: 17.3microgram per cubic meter
Countries Covered
200
with available data
Highest
Qatar
107.8microgram per cubic meter
Lowest
Greenland
1.6microgram per cubic meter
Top 5 Countries
1Qatar107.8microgram per cubic meter
2Saudi Arabia73.5microgram per cubic meter
3Bangladesh69.3microgram per cubic meter
4Nigeria65.7microgram per cubic meter
5Niger65.2microgram per cubic meter
By Region
Asia38.7microgram per cubic meter(25 countries)
Africa29.3microgram per cubic meter(9 countries)
Other21.0microgram per cubic meter(121 countries)
South America18.5microgram per cubic meter(7 countries)
North America15.0microgram 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 (1.6microgram per cubic meter)High (107.8microgram per cubic meter)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 21.7microgram per cubic meter)
Asia (25)
Africa (9)
Other (121)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2023. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 107.8microgram per cubic meter |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 73.5microgram per cubic meter |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 69.3microgram per cubic meter |
| 4 | Nigeria | 65.7microgram per cubic meter |
| 5 | Niger | 65.2microgram per cubic meter |
| 6 | Kuwait | 62.3microgram per cubic meter |
| 7 | Pakistan | 58.4microgram per cubic meter |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 57.2microgram per cubic meter |
| 9 | Bahrain | 56.6microgram per cubic meter |
| 10 | Cameroon | 55.6microgram per cubic meter |
| 11 | India | 54.1microgram per cubic meter |
| 12 | Nepal | 53.2microgram per cubic meter |
| 13 | Iraq | 49.5microgram per cubic meter |
| 14 | Oman | 46.9microgram per cubic meter |
| 15 | Yemen | 46.8microgram per cubic meter |
| 16 | Mauritania | 46.5microgram per cubic meter |
| 17 | Egypt | 43.1microgram per cubic meter |
| 18 | Chad | 43.0microgram per cubic meter |
| 19 | Mongolia | 42.7microgram per cubic meter |
| 20 | Equatorial Guinea | 42.2microgram per cubic meter |
| 21 | Senegal | 41.6microgram per cubic meter |
| 22 | Djibouti | 40.3microgram per cubic meter |
| 23 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 40.2microgram per cubic meter |
| 24 | Benin | 39.7microgram per cubic meter |
| 25 | Republic of The Gambia | 38.3microgram per cubic meter |
| 26 | Afghanistan | 37.9microgram per cubic meter |
| 27 | Sudan | 37.6microgram per cubic meter |
| 28 | Burkina Faso | 37.3microgram per cubic meter |
| 29 | Republic of the Congo | 36.5microgram per cubic meter |
| 30 | Rwanda | 36.0microgram per cubic meter |
| 31 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 35.8microgram per cubic meter |
| 32 | Burundi | 35.7microgram per cubic meter |
| 33 | Mali | 35.5microgram per cubic meter |
| 34 | Myanmar | 35.1microgram per cubic meter |
| 35 | Togo | 34.3microgram per cubic meter |
| 36 | Eritrea | 33.7microgram per cubic meter |
| 37 | Tajikistan | 33.3microgram per cubic meter |
| 38 | Central African Republic | 33.3microgram per cubic meter |
| 39 | Uzbekistan | 32.8microgram per cubic meter |
| 40 | Jordan | 32.6microgram per cubic meter |
| 41 | Guinea-Bissau | 32.3microgram per cubic meter |
| 42 | Syrian Arab Republic | 32.1microgram per cubic meter |
| 43 | People's Republic of China | 32.0microgram per cubic meter |
| 44 | Gabon | 31.3microgram per cubic meter |
| 45 | Turkmenistan | 31.2microgram per cubic meter |
| 46 | Uganda | 31.2microgram per cubic meter |
| 47 | Peru | 31.1microgram per cubic meter |
| 48 | Honduras | 30.7microgram per cubic meter |
| 49 | Bhutan | 30.1microgram per cubic meter |
| 50 | Guatemala | 29.7microgram per cubic meter |
| 51 | El Salvador | 29.6microgram per cubic meter |
| 52 | Armenia | 28.6microgram per cubic meter |
| 53 | Ghana | 28.1microgram per cubic meter |
| 54 | Bolivia | 28.1microgram per cubic meter |
| 55 | South Africa | 27.7microgram per cubic meter |
| 56 | Guinea | 27.3microgram per cubic meter |
| 57 | Lebanon | 26.7microgram per cubic meter |
| 58 | Lesotho | 26.4microgram per cubic meter |
| 59 | Türkiye | 26.4microgram per cubic meter |
| 60 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26.1microgram per cubic meter |
| 61 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 26.0microgram per cubic meter |
| 62 | Vietnam | 24.8microgram per cubic meter |
| 63 | Ethiopia | 23.8microgram per cubic meter |
| 64 | Azerbaijan | 23.7microgram per cubic meter |
| 65 | South Sudan | 23.7microgram per cubic meter |
| 66 | Thailand | 23.5microgram per cubic meter |
| 67 | Chile | 23.1microgram per cubic meter |
| 68 | Sri Lanka | 22.7microgram per cubic meter |
| 69 | Sierra Leone | 22.5microgram per cubic meter |
| 70 | State of Palestine | 22.4microgram per cubic meter |
| 71 | Philippines | 22.2microgram per cubic meter |
| 72 | Israel | 21.9microgram per cubic meter |
| 73 | South Korea | 21.9microgram per cubic meter |
| 74 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 21.8microgram per cubic meter |
| 75 | North Korea | 21.8microgram per cubic meter |
| 76 | Jamaica | 21.7microgram per cubic meter |
| 77 | Indonesia | 20.8microgram per cubic meter |
| 78 | Nicaragua | 20.4microgram per cubic meter |
| 79 | Cote d'Ivoire | 20.4microgram per cubic meter |
| 80 | Kenya | 20.3microgram per cubic meter |
| 81 | Zambia | 20.2microgram per cubic meter |
| 82 | Cape Verde | 20.2microgram per cubic meter |
| 83 | United Republic of Tanzania | 20.2microgram per cubic meter |
| 84 | Kyrgyzstan | 20.1microgram per cubic meter |
| 85 | Libya | 20.0microgram per cubic meter |
| 86 | Angola | 19.9microgram per cubic meter |
| 87 | Bulgaria | 19.7microgram per cubic meter |
| 88 | Kazakhstan | 19.6microgram per cubic meter |
| 89 | Cambodia | 19.4microgram per cubic meter |
| 90 | Serbia | 19.3microgram per cubic meter |
| 91 | Venezuela | 19.2microgram per cubic meter |
| 92 | Tunisia | 18.9microgram per cubic meter |
| 93 | Morocco | 18.7microgram per cubic meter |
| 94 | Ecuador | 18.6microgram per cubic meter |
| 95 | Georgia | 18.6microgram per cubic meter |
| 96 | Somalia | 18.5microgram per cubic meter |
| 97 | Montenegro | 18.5microgram per cubic meter |
| 98 | Colombia | 18.4microgram per cubic meter |
| 99 | Liberia | 17.9microgram per cubic meter |
| 100 | Costa Rica | 17.7microgram per cubic meter |
| 101 | Guyana | 16.9microgram per cubic meter |
| 102 | Belize | 16.8microgram per cubic meter |
| 103 | Eswatini | 16.7microgram per cubic meter |
| 104 | Malawi | 16.7microgram per cubic meter |
| 105 | Mexico | 16.6microgram per cubic meter |
| 106 | Algeria | 16.5microgram per cubic meter |
| 107 | Poland | 16.5microgram per cubic meter |
| 108 | Cyprus | 16.1microgram per cubic meter |
| 109 | Romania | 16.0microgram per cubic meter |
| 110 | Malaysia | 15.9microgram per cubic meter |
| 111 | Haiti | 15.8microgram per cubic meter |
| 112 | Croatia | 15.8microgram per cubic meter |
| 113 | Suriname | 15.7microgram per cubic meter |
| 114 | Albania | 15.5microgram per cubic meter |
| 115 | Paraguay | 15.3microgram per cubic meter |
| 116 | Singapore | 15.1microgram per cubic meter |
| 117 | Panama | 15.1microgram per cubic meter |
| 118 | Sao Tome and Principe | 15.1microgram per cubic meter |
| 119 | Zimbabwe | 15.0microgram per cubic meter |
| 120 | Moldova, Republic of | 14.9microgram per cubic meter |
| 121 | Ukraine | 14.9microgram per cubic meter |
| 122 | Argentina | 14.3microgram per cubic meter |
| 123 | Italy | 14.3microgram per cubic meter |
| 124 | Namibia | 14.2microgram per cubic meter |
| 125 | Greece | 14.1microgram per cubic meter |
| 126 | Papua New Guinea | 14.1microgram per cubic meter |
| 127 | Mauritius | 14.1microgram per cubic meter |
| 128 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13.8microgram per cubic meter |
| 129 | Mozambique | 13.7microgram per cubic meter |
| 130 | Slovakia | 13.7microgram per cubic meter |
| 131 | Hungary | 13.7microgram per cubic meter |
| 132 | Dominican Republic | 13.5microgram per cubic meter |
| 133 | Brazil | 13.4microgram per cubic meter |
| 134 | Botswana | 13.2microgram per cubic meter |
| 135 | Latvia | 13.0microgram per cubic meter |
| 136 | Czech Republic | 12.7microgram per cubic meter |
| 137 | San Marino | 12.7microgram per cubic meter |
| 138 | Slovenia | 12.6microgram per cubic meter |
| 139 | Madagascar | 12.4microgram per cubic meter |
| 140 | Timor-Leste | 12.0microgram per cubic meter |
| 141 | Belarus | 12.0microgram per cubic meter |
| 142 | Russian Federation | 11.6microgram per cubic meter |
| 143 | Dominica | 11.5microgram per cubic meter |
| 144 | Japan | 11.5microgram per cubic meter |
| 145 | Monaco | 11.4microgram per cubic meter |
| 146 | Maldives | 11.2microgram per cubic meter |
| 147 | Grenada | 11.0microgram per cubic meter |
| 148 | Barbados | 10.9microgram per cubic meter |
| 149 | Uruguay | 10.9microgram per cubic meter |
| 150 | Malta | 10.8microgram per cubic meter |
| 151 | Lithuania | 10.7microgram per cubic meter |
| 152 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10.6microgram per cubic meter |
| 153 | Saint Lucia | 10.4microgram per cubic meter |
| 154 | Comoros | 10.2microgram per cubic meter |
| 155 | Spain | 10.1microgram per cubic meter |
| 156 | Austria | 10.0microgram per cubic meter |
| 157 | Solomon Islands | 9.8microgram per cubic meter |
| 158 | United Kingdom | 9.5microgram per cubic meter |
| 159 | Cuba | 9.4microgram per cubic meter |
| 160 | Seychelles | 9.3microgram per cubic meter |
| 161 | Andorra | 8.9microgram per cubic meter |
| 162 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8.9microgram per cubic meter |
| 163 | Germany | 8.8microgram per cubic meter |
| 164 | Portugal | 8.8microgram per cubic meter |
| 165 | Netherlands | 8.6microgram per cubic meter |
| 166 | Belgium | 8.4microgram per cubic meter |
| 167 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8.4microgram per cubic meter |
| 168 | Switzerland | 8.3microgram per cubic meter |
| 169 | France | 8.2microgram per cubic meter |
| 170 | Puerto Rico | 7.8microgram per cubic meter |
| 171 | Brunei Darussalam | 7.6microgram per cubic meter |
| 172 | Ireland | 7.5microgram per cubic meter |
| 173 | Denmark | 7.5microgram per cubic meter |
| 174 | Luxembourg | 7.4microgram per cubic meter |
| 175 | Vanuatu | 7.0microgram per cubic meter |
| 176 | United States of America | 7.0microgram per cubic meter |
| 177 | New Zealand | 6.9microgram per cubic meter |
| 178 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 6.8microgram per cubic meter |
| 179 | Canada | 6.6microgram per cubic meter |
| 180 | Fiji | 6.4microgram per cubic meter |
| 181 | Australia | 6.4microgram per cubic meter |
| 182 | Estonia | 5.9microgram per cubic meter |
| 183 | Norway | 5.5microgram per cubic meter |
| 184 | Bahamas | 5.3microgram per cubic meter |
| 185 | Sweden | 5.3microgram per cubic meter |
| 186 | Tuvalu | 5.2microgram per cubic meter |
| 187 | Palau | 4.9microgram per cubic meter |
| 188 | Iceland | 4.9microgram per cubic meter |
| 189 | Nauru | 4.8microgram per cubic meter |
| 190 | Tonga | 4.7microgram per cubic meter |
| 191 | Bermuda | 4.6microgram per cubic meter |
| 192 | Samoa | 4.6microgram per cubic meter |
| 193 | Finland | 4.6microgram per cubic meter |
| 194 | American Samoa | 4.3microgram per cubic meter |
| 195 | Marshall Islands | 4.1microgram per cubic meter |
| 196 | Kiribati | 3.9microgram per cubic meter |
| 197 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 3.5microgram per cubic meter |
| 198 | Guam | 3.5microgram per cubic meter |
| 199 | Northern Mariana Islands | 2.7microgram per cubic meter |
| 200 | Greenland | 1.6microgram per cubic meter |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2023).
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