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Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted), by location (micrograms per cubic meter) - Urban

micrograms per cubic meter · higher is better · 207 countries

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  1. 1Afghanistan75.2
  2. 2Kuwait67.2
  3. 3Egypt, Arab Rep.64.1
  4. 4Cameroon61.6
  5. 5Saudi Arabia60.7
  6. 6Qatar60
  7. 7Tajikistan56.8
  8. 8Niger55.5
  9. 9Nigeria55.3
  10. 10Chad54
  11. 11India53
  12. 12Bahrain51.8
  13. 13Pakistan51.6
  14. 14Mauritania51.3
  15. 15Mongolia50.6
  16. 16Ghana50.4
  17. 17Bangladesh46.9
  18. 18Cote d'Ivoire46.6
  19. 19Burkina Faso46
  20. 20Mali45.1
  21. 21Uzbekistan44.6
  22. 22Korea, Dem. People's Rep.43.9
  23. 23Sierra Leone43.3
  24. 24Yemen, Rep.43
  25. 25Iraq43
  26. 26Guinea42.4
  27. 27Senegal42.2
  28. 28Gambia, The41.4
  29. 29Liberia40.5
  30. 30China40.2
  31. 31Guinea-Bissau40.1
  32. 32Kyrgyz Republic39.7
  33. 33United Arab Emirates39
  34. 34Togo37.9
  35. 35Congo, Rep.37.8
  36. 36Congo, Dem. Rep.37.4
  37. 37Nepal36.9
  38. 38Sao Tome and Principe36.2
  39. 38Armenia36.2
  40. 39Oman35.8
  41. 40Rwanda35.7
  42. 41Kazakhstan35.4
  43. 42Iran, Islamic Rep.34.1
  44. 43Gabon32.9
  45. 44Cabo Verde32.6
  46. 45Angola32.3
  47. 46Uganda32.3
  48. 47Central African Republic32.2
  49. 48Benin31.8
  50. 49Peru31.7
  51. 50West Bank and Gaza31.3
  52. 51Bosnia and Herzegovina29.7
  53. 52North Macedonia28.7
  54. 53Burundi28.4
  55. 54Libya28.3
  56. 55Myanmar27.8
  57. 56Tunisia27.4
  58. 57Equatorial Guinea27.1
  59. 58Bolivia26.9
  60. 59Turkmenistan26.4
  61. 60Azerbaijan26.2
  62. 61Jordan25.8
  63. 62Thailand25.5
  64. 63Syrian Arab Republic25.3
  65. 64Sri Lanka24.8
  66. 65Korea, Rep.24.4
  67. 66Lebanon24.4
  68. 67Philippines24.2
  69. 68Lao PDR24.2
  70. 69Eritrea24
  71. 70Malaysia23.7
  72. 71Sudan23.5
  73. 72Turkiye23.3
  74. 73Ethiopia22.9
  75. 74Algeria22.9
  76. 75El Salvador22.8
  77. 76Serbia22.3
  78. 77Chile22.2
  79. 78Viet Nam22.1
  80. 79Guatemala21.8
  81. 80Timor-Leste21.8
  82. 81South Africa21.7
  83. 82South Sudan21.4
  84. 83Georgia20.9
  85. 84Djibouti20.7
  86. 85Malawi20.2
  87. 86Indonesia19.9
  88. 87Poland19.9
  89. 88Israel19.7
  90. 89Honduras19.4
  91. 90Zambia18.9
  92. 91Bulgaria18.6
  93. 92Lesotho18.6
  94. 93Mexico18.4
  95. 93Madagascar18.4
  96. 94Cambodia18.4
  97. 95Montenegro17.9
  98. 96Mozambique17.5
  99. 97Seychelles17.4
  100. 98Belarus17.2
  101. 99Ecuador16.9
  102. 99Bhutan16.9
  103. 100Nicaragua16.7
  104. 101Venezuela, RB16.6
  105. 102Slovak Republic16.3
  106. 103Tanzania16.1
  107. 104Eswatini15.9
  108. 105Cuba15.9
  109. 106Jamaica15.8
  110. 107Greece15.6
  111. 108Croatia15.5
  112. 109Cyprus15.5
  113. 110Colombia15.1
  114. 111Costa Rica15.1
  115. 112Czechia14.9
  116. 113Hungary14.8
  117. 114Italy14.7
  118. 115Slovenia14.6
  119. 116Ukraine14.5
  120. 117Comoros14.5
  121. 118Zimbabwe14.5
  122. 119Botswana14.4
  123. 120Somalia, Fed. Rep.14.4
  124. 121Latvia14.1
  125. 122Romania14.1
  126. 123Morocco13.7
  127. 124Singapore13.3
  128. 125Paraguay13.2
  129. 126Namibia13.1
  130. 127Suriname13
  131. 128Malta12.9
  132. 129Moldova12.7
  133. 130Maldives12.7
  134. 131Gibraltar12.6
  135. 132Austria12.4
  136. 133Kenya12.3
  137. 134Cayman Islands11.9
  138. 135Panama11.9
  139. 136Guyana11.7
  140. 137Lithuania11.7
  141. 138Belgium11.6
  142. 139France11.3
  143. 140Brazil11.3
  144. 141Argentina11.2
  145. 142Germany11.2
  146. 143Japan11.1
  147. 144Netherlands10.9
  148. 145Mauritius10.5
  149. 146Belize10.4
  150. 147Trinidad and Tobago10.4
  151. 148Grenada10.2
  152. 149Denmark10.1
  153. 150Russian Federation9.9
  154. 150Liechtenstein9.9
  155. 151San Marino9.9
  156. 152Barbados9.8
  157. 153Haiti9.8
  158. 154Spain9.8
  159. 155United Kingdom9.7
  160. 156Papua New Guinea9.5
  161. 156St. Vincent and the Grenadines9.5
  162. 157Switzerland9.3
  163. 158Monaco9.2
  164. 159Australia9.1
  165. 160Luxembourg9.1
  166. 161Vanuatu9.1
  167. 162Aruba9
  168. 163St. Lucia8.9
  169. 164Andorra8.9
  170. 165Virgin Islands (U.S.)8.8
  171. 166Solomon Islands8.7
  172. 167New Zealand8.7
  173. 168Ireland8.7
  174. 169New Caledonia8.6
  175. 170Uruguay8.5
  176. 171Antigua and Barbuda8.4
  177. 172Dominica8.4
  178. 173Guam8.4
  179. 174French Polynesia8.2
  180. 175Fiji8.1
  181. 176Micronesia, Fed. Sts.8.1
  182. 177British Virgin Islands8.1
  183. 178Samoa8.1
  184. 179American Samoa8
  185. 180Kiribati8
  186. 181Palau7.9
  187. 182Northern Mariana Islands7.9
  188. 183Dominican Republic7.8
  189. 184Tonga7.7
  190. 185Isle of Man7.7
  191. 186Portugal7.6
  192. 187St. Kitts and Nevis7.6
  193. 188Marshall Islands7.6
  194. 189United States7.4
  195. 190Naoero7.4
  196. 191Norway7.2
  197. 192Brunei Darussalam6.8
  198. 193Puerto Rico (US)6.7
  199. 194Canada6.7
  200. 195Estonia6.6
  201. 196Sweden6.4
  202. 197Finland6.2
  203. 198Iceland6.2
  204. 199Turks and Caicos Islands6.2
  205. 200Bahamas, The5.2
  206. 201Bermuda5.1
  207. 202Greenland4.1

Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted), by location (micrograms per cubic meter) - Urban