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Outdoor air pollution exposure (population-weighted PM2.5)

µg/m³ · lower is better · 216 countries

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  1. 1Greenland1.1
  2. 2Northern Mariana Islands1.5
  3. 3Guam1.9
  4. 4Micronesia, Fed. Sts.2.3
  5. 5Marshall Islands2.8
  6. 6Palau3.3
  7. 7French Polynesia3.6
  8. 8Kiribati3.7
  9. 9American Samoa3.8
  10. 9Tonga3.8
  11. 9Naoero3.8
  12. 10Bermuda3.9
  13. 11Faroe Islands4
  14. 12Samoa4.1
  15. 13Tuvalu4.5
  16. 14Iceland4.6
  17. 15New Caledonia4.9
  18. 16Bahamas, The5.2
  19. 17Australia5.4
  20. 17Finland5.4
  21. 18British Virgin Islands5.7
  22. 18Sweden5.7
  23. 18Fiji5.7
  24. 19Vanuatu5.8
  25. 20Virgin Islands (U.S.)6.1
  26. 21Isle of Man6.5
  27. 22St. Martin (French part)6.6
  28. 23Estonia6.7
  29. 23Norway6.7
  30. 23Sint Maarten (Dutch part)6.7
  31. 24St. Kitts and Nevis6.8
  32. 25Seychelles6.9
  33. 26Canada7
  34. 26Solomon Islands7
  35. 26New Zealand7
  36. 27Puerto Rico (US)7.3
  37. 28Ireland7.4
  38. 29United States7.5
  39. 30Antigua and Barbuda7.8
  40. 31Turks and Caicos Islands8.4
  41. 31Luxembourg8.4
  42. 32Andorra8.7
  43. 33United Kingdom8.8
  44. 34France8.9
  45. 34Brunei Darussalam8.9
  46. 35Switzerland9
  47. 35Denmark9
  48. 36Dominica9.1
  49. 36Germany9.1
  50. 37Belgium9.3
  51. 38Netherlands9.6
  52. 39Cuba9.9
  53. 40Spain10
  54. 41St. Vincent and the Grenadines10.2
  55. 42Austria10.3
  56. 43Liechtenstein10.4
  57. 43St. Lucia10.4
  58. 44Comoros10.5
  59. 44Japan10.5
  60. 44Portugal10.5
  61. 45Grenada10.6
  62. 46Monaco10.7
  63. 46Maldives10.7
  64. 47Timor-Leste10.8
  65. 48Aruba10.9
  66. 49Papua New Guinea11
  67. 50Malta11.1
  68. 51Barbados11.2
  69. 52Somalia, Fed. Rep.11.5
  70. 53Lithuania11.6
  71. 53Madagascar11.6
  72. 54Uruguay11.9
  73. 55Curacao12
  74. 56Czechia12.1
  75. 57Singapore12.2
  76. 58Dominican Republic12.3
  77. 59Gibraltar12.6
  78. 59Moldova12.6
  79. 60Latvia12.7
  80. 61Russian Federation12.9
  81. 61San Marino12.9
  82. 61Belarus12.9
  83. 62Mauritius13
  84. 63Slovak Republic13.2
  85. 64Hungary13.4
  86. 65Slovenia13.5
  87. 65Suriname13.5
  88. 65Trinidad and Tobago13.5
  89. 66Haiti14
  90. 67Ukraine14.2
  91. 68Romania14.3
  92. 69Belize14.4
  93. 69Algeria14.4
  94. 70Argentina14.5
  95. 71Croatia14.6
  96. 72Panama14.7
  97. 73Guyana14.8
  98. 74Cayman Islands15
  99. 75Greece15.1
  100. 75Colombia15.1
  101. 76Italy15.2
  102. 77Brazil15.3
  103. 77Malaysia15.3
  104. 78Namibia15.5
  105. 79Sao Tome and Principe15.6
  106. 79Poland15.6
  107. 80Hong Kong SAR, China15.8
  108. 80Venezuela, RB15.8
  109. 81Kazakhstan16
  110. 82Cyprus16.6
  111. 82Taiwan16.6
  112. 83Botswana16.7
  113. 84Albania16.9
  114. 85Mozambique17
  115. 85Cabo Verde17
  116. 85Kyrgyz Republic17
  117. 86Libya17.1
  118. 87Liberia17.2
  119. 87Montenegro17.2
  120. 88Morocco17.4
  121. 89Serbia17.6
  122. 89Jamaica17.6
  123. 90Ecuador17.7
  124. 91Mexico18.3
  125. 92Indonesia18.5
  126. 93Cambodia19
  127. 94Macao SAR, China19.7
  128. 95Eswatini20
  129. 96Zimbabwe20.1
  130. 97Tunisia20.2
  131. 97Cote d'Ivoire20.2
  132. 97Sierra Leone20.2
  133. 97Ethiopia20.2
  134. 98Costa Rica20.3
  135. 99Israel20.4
  136. 100Nicaragua20.5
  137. 101Bulgaria20.6
  138. 102Sri Lanka20.7
  139. 102North Macedonia20.7
  140. 103Korea, Rep.21
  141. 104Korea, Dem. People's Rep.21.2
  142. 105Paraguay21.3
  143. 106Georgia21.5
  144. 107Malawi21.8
  145. 108Kenya22
  146. 109Philippines23.1
  147. 110West Bank and Gaza23.2
  148. 110Chile23.2
  149. 111Thailand23.3
  150. 112Azerbaijan23.7
  151. 113Guinea23.9
  152. 114South Sudan24.1
  153. 115South Africa24.4
  154. 116Lesotho24.5
  155. 117Tanzania24.6
  156. 118Bhutan24.7
  157. 119Eritrea25
  158. 120Bosnia and Herzegovina25.2
  159. 121Zambia25.4
  160. 122Viet Nam25.6
  161. 122Turkiye25.6
  162. 123Angola26.1
  163. 124Lebanon26.2
  164. 125Lao PDR27
  165. 126Peru27.6
  166. 127Guatemala27.7
  167. 128Ghana28.2
  168. 129Sudan28.8
  169. 130Guinea-Bissau29
  170. 131Turkmenistan29.1
  171. 132Uzbekistan30
  172. 133El Salvador30.7
  173. 134Syrian Arab Republic30.8
  174. 135Mali31
  175. 135Togo31
  176. 136Djibouti31.1
  177. 137Myanmar31.2
  178. 138China31.3
  179. 139Honduras31.6
  180. 140Armenia31.8
  181. 141Gabon32.2
  182. 142Central African Republic32.3
  183. 143Jordan32.6
  184. 143Tajikistan32.6
  185. 144Oman34.1
  186. 145Burkina Faso34.6
  187. 146Yemen, Rep.35
  188. 147Mauritania35.2
  189. 148Benin35.3
  190. 149Equatorial Guinea35.4
  191. 150Gambia, The35.7
  192. 151Senegal36.5
  193. 152Uganda37.3
  194. 153Iran, Islamic Rep.37.7
  195. 154Mongolia38.2
  196. 155Chad39.2
  197. 156Afghanistan40
  198. 157Congo, Rep.40.3
  199. 158Burundi40.4
  200. 159Bolivia40.6
  201. 160Nepal40.7
  202. 161Congo, Dem. Rep.41.2
  203. 162Egypt, Arab Rep.41.3
  204. 163Rwanda41.8
  205. 164India44.2
  206. 165Niger47.9
  207. 166Bahrain48.1
  208. 167Iraq48.8
  209. 168Nigeria50
  210. 169Saudi Arabia50.4
  211. 170Cameroon51.5
  212. 171Pakistan53.8
  213. 172United Arab Emirates55.7
  214. 173Kuwait57.3
  215. 174Bangladesh65
  216. 175Qatar75.5

Outdoor air pollution exposure (population-weighted PM2.5)