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PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter)

micrograms · lower is better · 200 countries

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  1. 1Greenland1.6
  2. 2Northern Mariana Islands2.7
  3. 3Guam3.5
  4. 4Micronesia, Fed. Sts.3.5
  5. 5Kiribati3.9
  6. 6Marshall Islands4.1
  7. 7American Samoa4.3
  8. 8Finland4.6
  9. 9Samoa4.6
  10. 10Bermuda4.6
  11. 11Tonga4.7
  12. 12Naoero4.8
  13. 13Iceland4.9
  14. 14Palau4.9
  15. 15Tuvalu5.2
  16. 16Sweden5.3
  17. 17Bahamas, The5.3
  18. 18Norway5.5
  19. 19Estonia5.9
  20. 20Australia6.4
  21. 21Fiji6.4
  22. 22Canada6.6
  23. 23Virgin Islands (U.S.)6.8
  24. 24New Zealand6.9
  25. 25United States7
  26. 26Vanuatu7
  27. 27Luxembourg7.4
  28. 28Denmark7.5
  29. 29Ireland7.5
  30. 30Brunei Darussalam7.6
  31. 31Puerto Rico (US)7.8
  32. 32France8.2
  33. 33Switzerland8.3
  34. 34Antigua and Barbuda8.4
  35. 35Belgium8.4
  36. 36Netherlands8.6
  37. 37Portugal8.8
  38. 38Germany8.8
  39. 39St. Kitts and Nevis8.9
  40. 40Andorra8.9
  41. 41Seychelles9.3
  42. 42Cuba9.4
  43. 43United Kingdom9.5
  44. 44Solomon Islands9.8
  45. 45Austria10
  46. 46Spain10.1
  47. 47Comoros10.2
  48. 48St. Lucia10.4
  49. 49St. Vincent and the Grenadines10.6
  50. 50Lithuania10.7
  51. 51Malta10.8
  52. 52Uruguay10.9
  53. 53Barbados10.9
  54. 54Grenada11
  55. 55Maldives11.2
  56. 56Monaco11.4
  57. 57Japan11.5
  58. 58Dominica11.5
  59. 59Russian Federation11.6
  60. 60Belarus12
  61. 61Timor-Leste12
  62. 62Madagascar12.4
  63. 63Slovenia12.6
  64. 64San Marino12.7
  65. 65Czechia12.7
  66. 66Latvia13
  67. 67Botswana13.2
  68. 68Brazil13.4
  69. 69Dominican Republic13.5
  70. 70Hungary13.7
  71. 71Slovak Republic13.7
  72. 72Mozambique13.7
  73. 73Trinidad and Tobago13.8
  74. 74Mauritius14.1
  75. 75Papua New Guinea14.1
  76. 76Greece14.1
  77. 77Namibia14.2
  78. 78Italy14.3
  79. 79Argentina14.3
  80. 80Ukraine14.9
  81. 81Moldova14.9
  82. 82Zimbabwe15
  83. 83Sao Tome and Principe15.1
  84. 84Panama15.1
  85. 85Singapore15.1
  86. 86Paraguay15.3
  87. 87Albania15.5
  88. 88Suriname15.7
  89. 89Croatia15.8
  90. 90Haiti15.8
  91. 91Malaysia15.9
  92. 92Romania16
  93. 93Cyprus16.1
  94. 94Poland16.5
  95. 95Algeria16.5
  96. 96Mexico16.6
  97. 97Malawi16.7
  98. 98Eswatini16.7
  99. 99Belize16.8
  100. 100Guyana16.9
  101. 101Costa Rica17.7
  102. 102Liberia17.9
  103. 103Colombia18.4
  104. 104Montenegro18.5
  105. 105Somalia, Fed. Rep.18.5
  106. 106Georgia18.6
  107. 107Ecuador18.6
  108. 108Morocco18.7
  109. 109Tunisia18.9
  110. 110Venezuela, RB19.2
  111. 111Serbia19.3
  112. 112Cambodia19.4
  113. 113Kazakhstan19.6
  114. 114Bulgaria19.7
  115. 115Angola19.9
  116. 116Libya20
  117. 117Kyrgyz Republic20.1
  118. 118Tanzania20.2
  119. 119Cabo Verde20.2
  120. 120Zambia20.2
  121. 121Kenya20.3
  122. 122Cote d'Ivoire20.4
  123. 123Nicaragua20.4
  124. 124Indonesia20.8
  125. 125Jamaica21.7
  126. 126Korea, Dem. People's Rep.21.8
  127. 127North Macedonia21.8
  128. 128Korea, Rep.21.9
  129. 129Israel21.9
  130. 130Philippines22.2
  131. 131West Bank and Gaza22.4
  132. 132Sierra Leone22.5
  133. 133Sri Lanka22.7
  134. 134Chile23.1
  135. 135Thailand23.5
  136. 136South Sudan23.7
  137. 137Azerbaijan23.7
  138. 138Ethiopia23.8
  139. 139Viet Nam24.8
  140. 140Lao PDR26
  141. 141Bosnia and Herzegovina26.1
  142. 142Turkiye26.4
  143. 143Lesotho26.4
  144. 144Lebanon26.7
  145. 145Guinea27.3
  146. 146South Africa27.7
  147. 147Bolivia28.1
  148. 148Ghana28.1
  149. 149Armenia28.6
  150. 150El Salvador29.6
  151. 151Guatemala29.7
  152. 152Bhutan30.1
  153. 153Honduras30.7
  154. 154Peru31.1
  155. 155Uganda31.2
  156. 156Turkmenistan31.2
  157. 157Gabon31.3
  158. 158China32
  159. 159Syrian Arab Republic32.1
  160. 160Guinea-Bissau32.3
  161. 161Jordan32.6
  162. 162Uzbekistan32.8
  163. 163Central African Republic33.3
  164. 164Tajikistan33.3
  165. 165Eritrea33.7
  166. 166Togo34.3
  167. 167Myanmar35.1
  168. 168Mali35.5
  169. 169Burundi35.7
  170. 170Congo, Dem. Rep.35.8
  171. 171Rwanda36
  172. 172Congo, Rep.36.5
  173. 173Burkina Faso37.3
  174. 174Sudan37.6
  175. 175Afghanistan37.9
  176. 176Gambia, The38.3
  177. 177Benin39.7
  178. 178Iran, Islamic Rep.40.2
  179. 179Djibouti40.3
  180. 180Senegal41.6
  181. 181Equatorial Guinea42.2
  182. 182Mongolia42.7
  183. 183Chad43
  184. 184Egypt, Arab Rep.43.1
  185. 185Mauritania46.5
  186. 186Yemen, Rep.46.8
  187. 187Oman46.9
  188. 188Iraq49.5
  189. 189Nepal53.2
  190. 190India54.1
  191. 191Cameroon55.6
  192. 192Bahrain56.6
  193. 193United Arab Emirates57.2
  194. 194Pakistan58.4
  195. 195Kuwait62.3
  196. 196Niger65.2
  197. 197Nigeria65.7
  198. 198Bangladesh69.3
  199. 199Saudi Arabia73.5
  200. 200Qatar107.8

PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter)