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Concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) by country

Countries reporting
184
Highest
59.56
Qatar
Lowest
4.6
Brunei Darussalam
Median
17.72
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
3,304

What the numbers show

Concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is currently reported for 184 countries. The highest value is 59.56 in Qatar; the lowest is 4.6 in Brunei Darussalam.

The median across all reporting countries is 17.72, and the mean is 21.84.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.

Over the past decade 52 countries rose and 132 fell. The largest increase was in Nigeria (up 22.7%), and the largest decrease in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (down 50.0%).

Concentrations of fine particulate matter: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Qatar 59.56 2023 up 2.1% flat
1 Mayotte 12.46 2023 down 1.4% flat
2 Chad 59.43 2023 up 12.7% rising
3 Niger 58.26 2023 up 12.7% rising
4 Cameroon 56.97 2023 up 17.1% rising
5 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 55.56 2023 down 33.5% falling
6 Egypt, Arab Republic of 55 2023 up 1.5% flat
7 Nigeria 53.53 2023 up 22.7% rising
8 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 49.67 2023 up 1.4% rising
9 Kuwait 49.08 2023 down 6.6% flat
10 Senegal 47.49 2023 up 5.8% rising
11 Ghana 47.43 2023 up 16.6% rising
12 Mongolia 46.85 2023 down 34.3% falling
13 India 46.27 2023 down 26.9% falling
14 Bahrain, Kingdom of 46.21 2023 down 3.1% falling
15 Saudi Arabia 46.19 2023 down 5.4% flat
16 Bangladesh 45.94 2023 down 22.6% falling
17 Nepal 45.81 2023 down 26.2% falling
18 Pakistan 44.36 2023 down 30.3% falling
19 Burkina Faso 43.37 2023 up 17.9% rising
20 Gambia, The 43.25 2023 up 10.1% rising
21 Iraq 42 2023 up 5.3% flat
22 Mali 41.48 2023 up 15.3% rising
23 Guinea-Bissau 40.52 2023 up 13.3% rising
24 Sierra Leone 39.78 2023 up 13.0% rising
25 Guinea 38.46 2023 up 10.3% rising
26 Uganda 38.1 2023 down 0.4% flat
27 Côte d'Ivoire 36.74 2023 up 13.8% rising
28 Tajikistan, Republic of 35.89 2023 down 35.8% falling
29 Yemen, Republic of 35.78 2023 down 6.7% flat
30 Armenia, Republic of 34.88 2023 down 35.7% falling
31 United Arab Emirates 34.71 2023 up 1.5% flat
32 Togo 34.67 2023 up 16.7% rising
33 Dominican Republic 34.43 2023 down 22.6% falling
34 Iran, Islamic Republic of 34.4 2023 up 10.8% rising
35 Liberia 34.12 2023 up 17.6% rising
36 Rwanda 33.07 2023 down 0.6% flat
37 Oman 32.69 2023 up 0.5% flat
38 Central African Republic 32.6 2023 up 0.2% rising
39 China, People's Republic of 32.44 2023 down 49.5% falling
40 Sudan 31.58 2023 down 3.3% falling
41 Cabo Verde 31.54 2023 up 3.1% rising
42 Bhutan 31.42 2023 down 26.8% falling
43 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 30.27 2023 up 3.8% rising
44 Myanmar 29.47 2023 down 2.4% falling
45 Syrian Arab Republic 29.31 2023 up 5.7% flat
46 Congo, Republic of 28.75 2023 up 17.8% rising
47 Djibouti 28.72 2023 down 3.8% falling
48 Lao People's Democratic Republic 28.41 2023 down 4.1% falling
49 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 28.39 2023 up 13.7% rising
50 Lebanon 28.13 2023 up 3.1% flat
51 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 28.09 2023 up 21.4% rising
52 Haiti 28.04 2023 down 23.0% falling
53 Benin 27.82 2023 up 19.6% rising
54 Bosnia and Herzegovina 27 2023 down 30.4% falling
55 Eritrea, The State of 26.59 2023 down 1.4% flat
56 Guatemala 26.16 2023 down 12.2% falling
57 Burundi 26.12 2023 down 0.0% flat
58 Uzbekistan, Republic of 26.04 2023 down 35.8% falling
59 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 25.84 2023 down 50.0% falling
60 El Salvador 25.75 2023 down 14.2% falling
61 South Africa 25.59 2023 up 15.5% rising
62 Thailand 25.51 2023 down 14.9% falling
63 Azerbaijan, Republic of 25.38 2023 down 35.4% falling
64 North Macedonia, Republic of 25.09 2023 down 31.1% falling
65 Vietnam 24.94 2023 down 13.3% falling
66 Jordan 24.81 2023 up 12.6% rising
67 Libya 24.57 2023 down 6.1% flat
68 Honduras 24.19 2023 down 13.8% falling
69 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 24.03 2023 down 0.5% flat
70 Gabon 23.8 2023 up 15.1% rising
71 Kyrgyz Republic 23.64 2023 down 35.0% falling
72 South Sudan, Republic of 23.49 2023 down 3.7% falling
73 Tunisia 23.31 2023 up 8.5% rising
74 Brazil 23.03 2023 down 24.8% falling
75 Cambodia 22.94 2023 down 16.7% falling
76 Angola 22.9 2023 up 10.4% rising
77 Sri Lanka 22.69 2023 down 15.8% falling
78 Lesotho, Kingdom of 21.98 2023 up 11.8% rising
79 Chile 21.83 2023 down 18.3% falling
80 Türkiye, Republic of 21.72 2023 up 4.7% flat
81 Palestine 20.64 2023 up 7.0% rising
82 Peru 19.93 2023 down 23.9% falling
83 Algeria 19.7 2023 up 12.7% rising
84 Malaysia 19.63 2023 down 25.1% falling
85 Indonesia 19.55 2023 down 6.3% falling
86 Korea, Republic of 19.26 2023 down 32.0% falling
87 Nicaragua 19.14 2023 down 18.6% falling
88 Georgia 19.07 2023 down 36.1% falling
89 Serbia, Republic of 18.65 2023 down 30.0% falling
90 Philippines 18.61 2023 down 19.9% falling
91 Kazakhstan, Republic of 17.89 2023 down 34.5% falling
92 Mexico 17.78 2023 down 20.4% falling
93 Bolivia 17.66 2023 down 22.0% falling
94 Somalia 17.63 2023 up 3.1% flat
95 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 17.59 2023 down 22.1% falling
96 Zambia 17.51 2023 up 5.1% flat
97 Kenya 17.46 2023 down 0.3% flat
98 Madagascar, Republic of 17.41 2023 down 0.1% flat
99 Turkmenistan 17.2 2023 down 36.1% falling
100 Israel 17.1 2023 down 21.5% falling
101 Malawi 16.64 2023 up 6.1% flat
102 Tanzania, United Republic of 16.51 2023 up 0.6% flat
103 Paraguay 16.44 2023 down 12.0% falling
104 Zimbabwe 16.26 2023 up 7.1% flat
105 Poland, Republic of 15.94 2023 down 34.8% falling
106 Botswana 15.86 2023 up 11.5% flat
107 Costa Rica 15.85 2023 down 23.7% falling
108 Greece 15.42 2023 down 21.8% falling
109 Namibia 15.41 2023 up 6.9% rising
110 Montenegro 15.24 2023 down 30.4% falling
111 Colombia 15.22 2023 down 19.5% falling
112 Italy 14.88 2023 down 21.8% falling
113 Morocco 14.84 2023 up 11.8% rising
114 Bulgaria 14.79 2023 down 32.8% falling
115 Cyprus 14.74 2023 down 20.6% falling
116 Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands 14.22 2023 down 22.2% falling
117 Croatia, Republic of 14.22 2023 down 30.3% falling
118 Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands 14.04 2023 down 20.6% falling
119 Albania 13.83 2023 down 26.4% falling
120 Slovenia, Republic of 13.63 2023 down 30.0% falling
121 Mozambique, Republic of 13.32 2023 up 3.1% flat
122 Slovak Republic 13.26 2023 down 35.2% falling
123 Cuba 13.09 2023 down 24.2% falling
124 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 12.86 2023 down 6.0% falling
125 Jamaica 12.66 2023 down 24.1% falling
126 Hungary 12.54 2023 down 33.5% falling
127 Argentina 12.51 2023 down 18.3% falling
128 Latvia, Republic of 12.44 2023 down 34.9% falling
129 Comoros, Union of the 12.18 2023 down 1.4% flat
130 Panama 12.12 2023 down 19.4% falling
131 Singapore 11.84 2023 down 40.3% falling
132 Romania 11.81 2023 down 35.8% falling
133 Uruguay 11.62 2023 down 20.7% falling
134 Belize 11.55 2023 down 21.6% falling
135 Czech Republic 11.52 2023 down 36.1% falling
136 Malta 11.36 2023 down 14.7% falling
137 Guyana 10.76 2023 down 16.2% falling
138 Martinique 10.44 2023 down 21.7% falling
139 Austria 10.43 2023 down 30.2% falling
140 Belgium 10.17 2023 down 33.7% falling
141 Puerto Rico 10.14 2023 down 24.1% falling
142 Ukraine 10.11 2023 down 32.5% falling
143 United States 10.08 2023 up 10.6% falling
144 France 9.88 2023 down 32.6% falling
145 Barbados 9.85 2023 down 21.2% falling
146 Moldova, Republic of 9.76 2023 down 34.9% falling
147 Trinidad and Tobago 9.72 2023 down 21.2% falling
148 Belarus, Republic of 9.66 2023 down 33.8% falling
149 Maldives 9.63 2023 down 9.3% falling
150 Germany 9.43 2023 down 31.1% falling
151 French Guiana 9.26 2023 down 19.2% falling
152 Netherlands, The 9.25 2023 down 29.4% falling
153 Canada 9.24 2023 up 21.9% flat
154 Ecuador 8.97 2023 down 26.6% falling
155 Lithuania, Republic of 8.9 2023 down 35.4% falling
156 Switzerland 8.84 2023 down 28.2% falling
157 Monaco 8.72 2023 down 24.6% falling
158 Japan 8.66 2023 down 38.8% falling
159 Bahamas, The 8.54 2023 down 25.6% falling
160 Spain 8.54 2023 down 24.0% falling
161 Gibraltar 8.44 2023 down 20.5% falling
162 United Kingdom 8.3 2023 down 32.5% falling
163 Denmark 8.24 2023 down 26.0% falling
164 Mauritius 8.16 2023 down 6.2% flat
165 Russian Federation 8.09 2023 down 30.2% falling
166 Portugal 7.12 2023 down 30.5% falling
167 Luxembourg 6.95 2023 down 31.0% falling
168 Papua New Guinea 6.93 2023 down 9.1% flat
169 Iceland 6.83 2023 down 7.3% falling
170 Vanuatu 6.82 2023 up 3.2% flat
171 Ireland 6.63 2023 down 31.0% falling
172 Fiji, Republic of 6.43 2023 down 9.4% falling
173 Solomon Islands 6.34 2023 down 3.8% falling
174 Australia 6.33 2023 down 12.3% falling
175 New Caledonia 6.16 2023 down 11.8% falling
176 French Polynesia 6.13 2023 down 10.1% flat
177 Réunion 6.02 2023 down 3.3% flat
178 Norway 5.74 2023 down 30.7% falling
179 New Zealand 5.69 2023 down 7.5% falling
180 Estonia, Republic of 5.61 2023 down 33.2% falling
181 Finland 4.98 2023 down 29.9% falling
182 Sweden 4.9 2023 down 29.4% falling
183 Brunei Darussalam 4.6 2023 down 42.5% falling

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM2.5)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
236 places, 3,304 data points, 2010–2023
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