Global ranking - PM2.5 air pollution 2019
Description | Population-weighted exposure to ambient PM2.5 pollution is defined as the average level of exposure of a nation's population to concentrations of suspended particles measuring less than 2.5 microns in aerodynamic diameter, which are capable of penetrating deep into the respiratory tract and causing severe health damage. Exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) is calculated by weighting mean annual concentrations of PM2.5 by population in both urban and rural areas. |
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Unit of measure | Absolute number |
Aggregate operator | Average |
2019 | |
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India (1°) | 83.20 |
Nepal (2°) | 83.10 |
Niger (3°) | 80.11 |
Qatar (4°) | 76.05 |
Nigeria (5°) | 70.40 |
Egypt (6°) | 67.89 |
Mauritania (7°) | 66.81 |
Cameroon (8°) | 64.47 |
Bangladesh (9°) | 63.43 |
Pakistan (10°) | 62.57 |
Saudi Arabia (11°) | 61.51 |
Kuwait (12°) | 60.97 |
Mali (13°) | 60.62 |
Senegal (14°) | 60.21 |
Chad (15°) | 59.28 |
Bahrain (16°) | 59.22 |
Gambia (17°) | 58.08 |
Ivory Coast (18°) | 55.62 |
Sudan (19°) | 54.68 |
Ghana (20°) | 53.99 |
Guinea (21°) | 52.51 |
Afghanistan (22°) | 52.42 |
Liberia (23°) | 50.60 |
Iraq (24°) | 48.47 |
China (25°) | 47.67 |
Benin (26°) | 46.86 |
Central African Republic (27°) | 46.38 |
Oman (28°) | 44.57 |
Yemen (29°) | 44.47 |
North Korea (30°) | 44.33 |
Eritrea (31°) | 44.07 |
United Arab Emirates (32°) | 43.67 |
Djibouti (33°) | 43.17 |
Libya (34°) | 38.59 |
Tajikistan (35°) | 38.32 |
Mongolia (36°) | 38.06 |
Iran (37°) | 38.02 |
South Sudan (38°) | 37.55 |
Gabon (39°) | 36.75 |
Rwanda (40°) | 36.19 |
Democratic Republic of Congo (41°) | 35.86 |
Uganda (42°) | 35.22 |
Morocco (43°) | 35.05 |
Uzbekistan (44°) | 34.79 |
Ethiopia (45°) | 33.78 |
Armenia (46°) | 33.66 |
Algeria (47°) | 32.83 |
Syria (48°) | 30.95 |
Peru (49°) | 30.83 |
Jordan (50°) | 30.65 |
Tunisia (51°) | 30.43 |
Somalia (52°) | 30.36 |
Macedonia (53°) | 30.27 |
Bosnia Herzegovina (54°) | 29.47 |
Myanmar (55°) | 29.43 |
Lebanon (56°) | 28.96 |
South Africa (57°) | 28.68 |
Angola (58°) | 28.42 |
Guatemala (59°) | 27.65 |
South Korea (60°) | 27.44 |
Thailand (61°) | 27.40 |
Bolivia (62°) | 26.83 |
Turkey (63°) | 26.03 |
Zambia (64°) | 25.93 |
Azerbaijan (65°) | 25.50 |
Serbia (66°) | 25.35 |
Tanzania (67°) | 24.74 |
Botswana (68°) | 24.72 |
Namibia (69°) | 24.20 |
Kyrgyzstan (70°) | 24.07 |
Honduras (71°) | 22.88 |
Chile (72°) | 22.77 |
Poland (73°) | 22.64 |
El Salvador (74°) | 22.33 |
Cambodia (75°) | 22.11 |
Colombia (76°) | 22.01 |
Venezuela (77°) | 21.75 |
Kenya (78°) | 21.62 |
Montenegro (79°) | 21.26 |
Zimbabwe (80°) | 20.84 |
Mozambique (81°) | 20.77 |
Laos (82°) | 20.55 |
Nicaragua (83°) | 20.44 |
Vietnam (84°) | 20.39 |
Kazakhstan (85°) | 20.30 |
Mexico (86°) | 20.12 |
Ecuador (87°) | 19.97 |
Sri Lanka (88°) | 19.96 |
Israel (89°) | 19.76 |
Bulgaria (90°) | 19.37 |
Indonesia (91°) | 19.37 |
Haiti (92°) | 19.03 |
Philippines (93°) | 18.83 |
Singapore (94°) | 18.77 |
Albania (95°) | 18.64 |
Dominican Republic (96°) | 18.61 |
Croatia (97°) | 18.47 |
Slovakia (98°) | 18.37 |
Georgia (99°) | 17.86 |
Madagascar (100°) | 17.86 |
Cuba (101°) | 17.73 |
Costa Rica (102°) | 17.42 |
Slovenia (103°) | 16.97 |
Czech Repubblic (104°) | 16.75 |
Malaysia (105°) | 16.59 |
Hungary (106°) | 16.49 |
Belarus (107°) | 16.42 |
Italy (108°) | 16.09 |
Romania (109°) | 15.67 |
Jamaica (110°) | 15.29 |
Ukraine (111°) | 14.53 |
Greece (112°) | 14.25 |
Moldova (113°) | 13.75 |
Argentina (114°) | 13.51 |
Japan (115°) | 13.47 |
Panama (116°) | 13.20 |
Malta (117°) | 12.99 |
Belgium (118°) | 12.67 |
Paraguay (119°) | 12.52 |
Austria (120°) | 12.17 |
Netherlands (121°) | 12.04 |
Latvia (122°) | 12.01 |
Germany (123°) | 11.81 |
Monaco (124°) | 11.67 |
Brazil (125°) | 11.65 |
Russian Federation (126°) | 11.60 |
France (127°) | 11.41 |
Lithuania (128°) | 10.37 |
United Kingdom (129°) | 10.09 |
Luxembourg (130°) | 10.07 |
Switzerland (131°) | 9.90 |
Denmark (132°) | 9.79 |
Spain (133°) | 9.73 |
Uruguay (134°) | 9.53 |
Portugal (135°) | 8.26 |
Ireland (136°) | 7.85 |
Brunei (137°) | 7.68 |
United States (138°) | 7.66 |
Canada (139°) | 7.10 |
Australia (140°) | 6.75 |
Norway (141°) | 6.64 |
New Zealand (142°) | 6.05 |
Estonia (143°) | 5.89 |
Iceland (144°) | 5.70 |
Sweden (145°) | 5.65 |
Finland (146°) | 5.57 |
2019 | |
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India (1°) | 83.20 |
Nepal (2°) | 83.10 |
Niger (3°) | 80.11 |
Qatar (4°) | 76.05 |
Nigeria (5°) | 70.40 |
Egypt (6°) | 67.89 |
Mauritania (7°) | 66.81 |
Cameroon (8°) | 64.47 |
Bangladesh (9°) | 63.43 |
Pakistan (10°) | 62.57 |
Saudi Arabia (11°) | 61.51 |
Kuwait (12°) | 60.97 |
Mali (13°) | 60.62 |
Senegal (14°) | 60.21 |
Chad (15°) | 59.28 |
Bahrain (16°) | 59.22 |
Gambia (17°) | 58.08 |
Ivory Coast (18°) | 55.62 |
Sudan (19°) | 54.68 |
Ghana (20°) | 53.99 |
Guinea (21°) | 52.51 |
Afghanistan (22°) | 52.42 |
Liberia (23°) | 50.60 |
Iraq (24°) | 48.47 |
China (25°) | 47.67 |
Benin (26°) | 46.86 |
Central African Republic (27°) | 46.38 |
Oman (28°) | 44.57 |
Yemen (29°) | 44.47 |
North Korea (30°) | 44.33 |
Eritrea (31°) | 44.07 |
United Arab Emirates (32°) | 43.67 |
Djibouti (33°) | 43.17 |
Libya (34°) | 38.59 |
Tajikistan (35°) | 38.32 |
Mongolia (36°) | 38.06 |
Iran (37°) | 38.02 |
South Sudan (38°) | 37.55 |
Gabon (39°) | 36.75 |
Rwanda (40°) | 36.19 |
Democratic Republic of Congo (41°) | 35.86 |
Uganda (42°) | 35.22 |
Morocco (43°) | 35.05 |
Uzbekistan (44°) | 34.79 |
Ethiopia (45°) | 33.78 |
Armenia (46°) | 33.66 |
Algeria (47°) | 32.83 |
Syria (48°) | 30.95 |
Peru (49°) | 30.83 |
Jordan (50°) | 30.65 |
Tunisia (51°) | 30.43 |
Somalia (52°) | 30.36 |
Macedonia (53°) | 30.27 |
Bosnia Herzegovina (54°) | 29.47 |
Myanmar (55°) | 29.43 |
Lebanon (56°) | 28.96 |
South Africa (57°) | 28.68 |
Angola (58°) | 28.42 |
Guatemala (59°) | 27.65 |
South Korea (60°) | 27.44 |
Thailand (61°) | 27.40 |
Bolivia (62°) | 26.83 |
Turkey (63°) | 26.03 |
Zambia (64°) | 25.93 |
Azerbaijan (65°) | 25.50 |
Serbia (66°) | 25.35 |
Tanzania (67°) | 24.74 |
Botswana (68°) | 24.72 |
Namibia (69°) | 24.20 |
Kyrgyzstan (70°) | 24.07 |
Honduras (71°) | 22.88 |
Chile (72°) | 22.77 |
Poland (73°) | 22.64 |
El Salvador (74°) | 22.33 |
Cambodia (75°) | 22.11 |
Colombia (76°) | 22.01 |
Venezuela (77°) | 21.75 |
Kenya (78°) | 21.62 |
Montenegro (79°) | 21.26 |
Zimbabwe (80°) | 20.84 |
Mozambique (81°) | 20.77 |
Laos (82°) | 20.55 |
Nicaragua (83°) | 20.44 |
Vietnam (84°) | 20.39 |
Kazakhstan (85°) | 20.30 |
Mexico (86°) | 20.12 |
Ecuador (87°) | 19.97 |
Sri Lanka (88°) | 19.96 |
Israel (89°) | 19.76 |
Bulgaria (90°) | 19.37 |
Indonesia (91°) | 19.37 |
Haiti (92°) | 19.03 |
Philippines (93°) | 18.83 |
Singapore (94°) | 18.77 |
Albania (95°) | 18.64 |
Dominican Republic (96°) | 18.61 |
Croatia (97°) | 18.47 |
Slovakia (98°) | 18.37 |
Georgia (99°) | 17.86 |
Madagascar (100°) | 17.86 |
Cuba (101°) | 17.73 |
Costa Rica (102°) | 17.42 |
Slovenia (103°) | 16.97 |
Czech Repubblic (104°) | 16.75 |
Malaysia (105°) | 16.59 |
Hungary (106°) | 16.49 |
Belarus (107°) | 16.42 |
Italy (108°) | 16.09 |
Romania (109°) | 15.67 |
Jamaica (110°) | 15.29 |
Ukraine (111°) | 14.53 |
Greece (112°) | 14.25 |
Moldova (113°) | 13.75 |
Argentina (114°) | 13.51 |
Japan (115°) | 13.47 |
Panama (116°) | 13.20 |
Malta (117°) | 12.99 |
Belgium (118°) | 12.67 |
Paraguay (119°) | 12.52 |
Austria (120°) | 12.17 |
Netherlands (121°) | 12.04 |
Latvia (122°) | 12.01 |
Germany (123°) | 11.81 |
Monaco (124°) | 11.67 |
Brazil (125°) | 11.65 |
Russian Federation (126°) | 11.60 |
France (127°) | 11.41 |
Lithuania (128°) | 10.37 |
United Kingdom (129°) | 10.09 |
Luxembourg (130°) | 10.07 |
Switzerland (131°) | 9.90 |
Denmark (132°) | 9.79 |
Spain (133°) | 9.73 |
Uruguay (134°) | 9.53 |
Portugal (135°) | 8.26 |
Ireland (136°) | 7.85 |
Brunei (137°) | 7.68 |
United States (138°) | 7.66 |
Canada (139°) | 7.10 |
Australia (140°) | 6.75 |
Norway (141°) | 6.64 |
New Zealand (142°) | 6.05 |
Estonia (143°) | 5.89 |
Iceland (144°) | 5.70 |
Sweden (145°) | 5.65 |
Finland (146°) | 5.57 |
2019 | |
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India (1°) | 83.20 |
Nepal (2°) | 83.10 |
Niger (3°) | 80.11 |
Qatar (4°) | 76.05 |
Nigeria (5°) | 70.40 |
Egypt (6°) | 67.89 |
Mauritania (7°) | 66.81 |
Cameroon (8°) | 64.47 |
Bangladesh (9°) | 63.43 |
Pakistan (10°) | 62.57 |
Saudi Arabia (11°) | 61.51 |
Kuwait (12°) | 60.97 |
Mali (13°) | 60.62 |
Senegal (14°) | 60.21 |
Chad (15°) | 59.28 |
Bahrain (16°) | 59.22 |
Gambia (17°) | 58.08 |
Ivory Coast (18°) | 55.62 |
Sudan (19°) | 54.68 |
Ghana (20°) | 53.99 |
Guinea (21°) | 52.51 |
Afghanistan (22°) | 52.42 |
Liberia (23°) | 50.60 |
Iraq (24°) | 48.47 |
China (25°) | 47.67 |
Benin (26°) | 46.86 |
Central African Republic (27°) | 46.38 |
Oman (28°) | 44.57 |
Yemen (29°) | 44.47 |
North Korea (30°) | 44.33 |
Eritrea (31°) | 44.07 |
United Arab Emirates (32°) | 43.67 |
Djibouti (33°) | 43.17 |
Libya (34°) | 38.59 |
Tajikistan (35°) | 38.32 |
Mongolia (36°) | 38.06 |
Iran (37°) | 38.02 |
South Sudan (38°) | 37.55 |
Gabon (39°) | 36.75 |
Rwanda (40°) | 36.19 |
Democratic Republic of Congo (41°) | 35.86 |
Uganda (42°) | 35.22 |
Morocco (43°) | 35.05 |
Uzbekistan (44°) | 34.79 |
Ethiopia (45°) | 33.78 |
Armenia (46°) | 33.66 |
Algeria (47°) | 32.83 |
Syria (48°) | 30.95 |
Peru (49°) | 30.83 |
Jordan (50°) | 30.65 |
Tunisia (51°) | 30.43 |
Somalia (52°) | 30.36 |
Macedonia (53°) | 30.27 |
Bosnia Herzegovina (54°) | 29.47 |
Myanmar (55°) | 29.43 |
Lebanon (56°) | 28.96 |
South Africa (57°) | 28.68 |
Angola (58°) | 28.42 |
Guatemala (59°) | 27.65 |
South Korea (60°) | 27.44 |
Thailand (61°) | 27.40 |
Bolivia (62°) | 26.83 |
Turkey (63°) | 26.03 |
Zambia (64°) | 25.93 |
Azerbaijan (65°) | 25.50 |
Serbia (66°) | 25.35 |
Tanzania (67°) | 24.74 |
Botswana (68°) | 24.72 |
Namibia (69°) | 24.20 |
Kyrgyzstan (70°) | 24.07 |
Honduras (71°) | 22.88 |
Chile (72°) | 22.77 |
Poland (73°) | 22.64 |
El Salvador (74°) | 22.33 |
Cambodia (75°) | 22.11 |
Colombia (76°) | 22.01 |
Venezuela (77°) | 21.75 |
Kenya (78°) | 21.62 |
Montenegro (79°) | 21.26 |
Zimbabwe (80°) | 20.84 |
Mozambique (81°) | 20.77 |
Laos (82°) | 20.55 |
Nicaragua (83°) | 20.44 |
Vietnam (84°) | 20.39 |
Kazakhstan (85°) | 20.30 |
Mexico (86°) | 20.12 |
Ecuador (87°) | 19.97 |
Sri Lanka (88°) | 19.96 |
Israel (89°) | 19.76 |
Bulgaria (90°) | 19.37 |
Indonesia (91°) | 19.37 |
Haiti (92°) | 19.03 |
Philippines (93°) | 18.83 |
Singapore (94°) | 18.77 |
Albania (95°) | 18.64 |
Dominican Republic (96°) | 18.61 |
Croatia (97°) | 18.47 |
Slovakia (98°) | 18.37 |
Georgia (99°) | 17.86 |
Madagascar (100°) | 17.86 |
Cuba (101°) | 17.73 |
Costa Rica (102°) | 17.42 |
Slovenia (103°) | 16.97 |
Czech Repubblic (104°) | 16.75 |
Malaysia (105°) | 16.59 |
Hungary (106°) | 16.49 |
Belarus (107°) | 16.42 |
Italy (108°) | 16.09 |
Romania (109°) | 15.67 |
Jamaica (110°) | 15.29 |
Ukraine (111°) | 14.53 |
Greece (112°) | 14.25 |
Moldova (113°) | 13.75 |
Argentina (114°) | 13.51 |
Japan (115°) | 13.47 |
Panama (116°) | 13.20 |
Malta (117°) | 12.99 |
Belgium (118°) | 12.67 |
Paraguay (119°) | 12.52 |
Austria (120°) | 12.17 |
Netherlands (121°) | 12.04 |
Latvia (122°) | 12.01 |
Germany (123°) | 11.81 |
Monaco (124°) | 11.67 |
Brazil (125°) | 11.65 |
Russian Federation (126°) | 11.60 |
France (127°) | 11.41 |
Lithuania (128°) | 10.37 |
United Kingdom (129°) | 10.09 |
Luxembourg (130°) | 10.07 |
Switzerland (131°) | 9.90 |
Denmark (132°) | 9.79 |
Spain (133°) | 9.73 |
Uruguay (134°) | 9.53 |
Portugal (135°) | 8.26 |
Ireland (136°) | 7.85 |
Brunei (137°) | 7.68 |
United States (138°) | 7.66 |
Canada (139°) | 7.10 |
Australia (140°) | 6.75 |
Norway (141°) | 6.64 |
New Zealand (142°) | 6.05 |
Estonia (143°) | 5.89 |
Iceland (144°) | 5.70 |
Sweden (145°) | 5.65 |
Finland (146°) | 5.57 |
2019 | |
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India (1°) | 83.20 |
Nepal (2°) | 83.10 |
Niger (3°) | 80.11 |
Qatar (4°) | 76.05 |
Nigeria (5°) | 70.40 |
Egypt (6°) | 67.89 |
Mauritania (7°) | 66.81 |
Cameroon (8°) | 64.47 |
Bangladesh (9°) | 63.43 |
Pakistan (10°) | 62.57 |
Saudi Arabia (11°) | 61.51 |
Kuwait (12°) | 60.97 |
Mali (13°) | 60.62 |
Senegal (14°) | 60.21 |
Chad (15°) | 59.28 |
Bahrain (16°) | 59.22 |
Gambia (17°) | 58.08 |
Ivory Coast (18°) | 55.62 |
Sudan (19°) | 54.68 |
Ghana (20°) | 53.99 |
Guinea (21°) | 52.51 |
Afghanistan (22°) | 52.42 |
Liberia (23°) | 50.60 |
Iraq (24°) | 48.47 |
China (25°) | 47.67 |
Benin (26°) | 46.86 |
Central African Republic (27°) | 46.38 |
Oman (28°) | 44.57 |
Yemen (29°) | 44.47 |
North Korea (30°) | 44.33 |
Eritrea (31°) | 44.07 |
United Arab Emirates (32°) | 43.67 |
Djibouti (33°) | 43.17 |
Libya (34°) | 38.59 |
Tajikistan (35°) | 38.32 |
Mongolia (36°) | 38.06 |
Iran (37°) | 38.02 |
South Sudan (38°) | 37.55 |
Gabon (39°) | 36.75 |
Rwanda (40°) | 36.19 |
Democratic Republic of Congo (41°) | 35.86 |
Uganda (42°) | 35.22 |
Morocco (43°) | 35.05 |
Uzbekistan (44°) | 34.79 |
Ethiopia (45°) | 33.78 |
Armenia (46°) | 33.66 |
Algeria (47°) | 32.83 |
Syria (48°) | 30.95 |
Peru (49°) | 30.83 |
Jordan (50°) | 30.65 |
Tunisia (51°) | 30.43 |
Somalia (52°) | 30.36 |
Macedonia (53°) | 30.27 |
Bosnia Herzegovina (54°) | 29.47 |
Myanmar (55°) | 29.43 |
Lebanon (56°) | 28.96 |
South Africa (57°) | 28.68 |
Angola (58°) | 28.42 |
Guatemala (59°) | 27.65 |
South Korea (60°) | 27.44 |
Thailand (61°) | 27.40 |
Bolivia (62°) | 26.83 |
Turkey (63°) | 26.03 |
Zambia (64°) | 25.93 |
Azerbaijan (65°) | 25.50 |
Serbia (66°) | 25.35 |
Tanzania (67°) | 24.74 |
Botswana (68°) | 24.72 |
Namibia (69°) | 24.20 |
Kyrgyzstan (70°) | 24.07 |
Honduras (71°) | 22.88 |
Chile (72°) | 22.77 |
Poland (73°) | 22.64 |
El Salvador (74°) | 22.33 |
Cambodia (75°) | 22.11 |
Colombia (76°) | 22.01 |
Venezuela (77°) | 21.75 |
Kenya (78°) | 21.62 |
Montenegro (79°) | 21.26 |
Zimbabwe (80°) | 20.84 |
Mozambique (81°) | 20.77 |
Laos (82°) | 20.55 |
Nicaragua (83°) | 20.44 |
Vietnam (84°) | 20.39 |
Kazakhstan (85°) | 20.30 |
Mexico (86°) | 20.12 |
Ecuador (87°) | 19.97 |
Sri Lanka (88°) | 19.96 |
Israel (89°) | 19.76 |
Bulgaria (90°) | 19.37 |
Indonesia (91°) | 19.37 |
Haiti (92°) | 19.03 |
Philippines (93°) | 18.83 |
Singapore (94°) | 18.77 |
Albania (95°) | 18.64 |
Dominican Republic (96°) | 18.61 |
Croatia (97°) | 18.47 |
Slovakia (98°) | 18.37 |
Georgia (99°) | 17.86 |
Madagascar (100°) | 17.86 |
Cuba (101°) | 17.73 |
Costa Rica (102°) | 17.42 |
Slovenia (103°) | 16.97 |
Czech Repubblic (104°) | 16.75 |
Malaysia (105°) | 16.59 |
Hungary (106°) | 16.49 |
Belarus (107°) | 16.42 |
Italy (108°) | 16.09 |
Romania (109°) | 15.67 |
Jamaica (110°) | 15.29 |
Ukraine (111°) | 14.53 |
Greece (112°) | 14.25 |
Moldova (113°) | 13.75 |
Argentina (114°) | 13.51 |
Japan (115°) | 13.47 |
Panama (116°) | 13.20 |
Malta (117°) | 12.99 |
Belgium (118°) | 12.67 |
Paraguay (119°) | 12.52 |
Austria (120°) | 12.17 |
Netherlands (121°) | 12.04 |
Latvia (122°) | 12.01 |
Germany (123°) | 11.81 |
Monaco (124°) | 11.67 |
Brazil (125°) | 11.65 |
Russian Federation (126°) | 11.60 |
France (127°) | 11.41 |
Lithuania (128°) | 10.37 |
United Kingdom (129°) | 10.09 |
Luxembourg (130°) | 10.07 |
Switzerland (131°) | 9.90 |
Denmark (132°) | 9.79 |
Spain (133°) | 9.73 |
Uruguay (134°) | 9.53 |
Portugal (135°) | 8.26 |
Ireland (136°) | 7.85 |
Brunei (137°) | 7.68 |
United States (138°) | 7.66 |
Canada (139°) | 7.10 |
Australia (140°) | 6.75 |
Norway (141°) | 6.64 |
New Zealand (142°) | 6.05 |
Estonia (143°) | 5.89 |
Iceland (144°) | 5.70 |
Sweden (145°) | 5.65 |
Finland (146°) | 5.57 |
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