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

· higher is better · 213 countries

United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global DatabaseUN Terms of Use — non-commercial (SDG Global Database); redistribution deferred pending clearanceupdated 2023
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  1. 1Qatar58.1
  2. 2Nigeria54.3
  3. 3Egypt, Arab Rep.53.5
  4. 4Cameroon53
  5. 5Niger50.7
  6. 6Afghanistan49.3
  7. 7Kuwait48.8
  8. 8Chad48
  9. 9Nepal46.6
  10. 10Bahrain46.1
  11. 11Saudi Arabia43.9
  12. 12Bangladesh43.9
  13. 13Pakistan42.9
  14. 14Senegal42.5
  15. 15India42.5
  16. 16Ghana41.5
  17. 17Mauritania40.6
  18. 18Iraq39.8
  19. 19Gambia, The39.6
  20. 20Burkina Faso36.2
  21. 21Sierra Leone35.3
  22. 22Yemen, Rep.34
  23. 23United Arab Emirates34
  24. 24Guinea-Bissau33.8
  25. 25Dominican Republic33.3
  26. 26Mali33.1
  27. 27Mongolia33.1
  28. 28Guinea32.9
  29. 29Togo32.7
  30. 30Iran, Islamic Rep.32.3
  31. 31China31.6
  32. 32Tajikistan31.5
  33. 33Cote d'Ivoire31
  34. 34Armenia30.1
  35. 35Oman30
  36. 36Uganda29.5
  37. 37Liberia29.5
  38. 38Rwanda29.3
  39. 39Myanmar28.8
  40. 40Benin28.6
  41. 41Sudan28.5
  42. 42Cabo Verde28.3
  43. 43Syrian Arab Republic27.8
  44. 44Djibouti27.6
  45. 45Congo, Dem. Rep.27.5
  46. 46Equatorial Guinea27.3
  47. 47Lebanon26.5
  48. 48Lao PDR26.1
  49. 49Sao Tome and Principe26.1
  50. 50Haiti25.9
  51. 51Congo, Rep.25.8
  52. 52Central African Republic25
  53. 53Thailand25
  54. 54El Salvador24.9
  55. 55Korea, Dem. People's Rep.24.7
  56. 56Uzbekistan24.1
  57. 57Bhutan24.1
  58. 58Libya24.1
  59. 59Guatemala24.1
  60. 60Eritrea23.8
  61. 61Burundi23.6
  62. 62Azerbaijan23.6
  63. 63Jordan23.5
  64. 64Bosnia and Herzegovina23
  65. 65Viet Nam22.8
  66. 66Honduras22.5
  67. 67North Macedonia22.2
  68. 68Gabon22
  69. 69South Sudan21.8
  70. 70Ethiopia21.8
  71. 71Tunisia21.6
  72. 72Chile21.5
  73. 73Sri Lanka21.2
  74. 74Angola21.2
  75. 75Cambodia20.8
  76. 76Turkiye20.6
  77. 77Kyrgyz Republic20.6
  78. 78Brazil20.4
  79. 79West Bank and Gaza20.4
  80. 80Korea, Rep.19.2
  81. 81Algeria18.6
  82. 82South Africa18.3
  83. 83Nicaragua18.1
  84. 84Serbia18.1
  85. 85Malaysia17.6
  86. 86Lesotho17.5
  87. 87Indonesia17.4
  88. 88Kenya17.4
  89. 89Venezuela, RB17.2
  90. 90Georgia17.1
  91. 91Israel16.9
  92. 92Philippines16.7
  93. 93Kazakhstan16.5
  94. 94Somalia, Fed. Rep.16.5
  95. 95Paraguay16.3
  96. 96Peru16.2
  97. 97Mexico16.1
  98. 98Turkmenistan16
  99. 99Costa Rica15.5
  100. 100Bolivia15.4
  101. 101Zambia14.8
  102. 102Poland14.7
  103. 103Eswatini14.6
  104. 104Malawi14.6
  105. 105Colombia14.6
  106. 106Montenegro14.5
  107. 107Greece14.4
  108. 108Tanzania14.3
  109. 109Botswana14.2
  110. 110Cyprus14.2
  111. 111Morocco14.2
  112. 112Curacao14.2
  113. 113Turks and Caicos Islands13.9
  114. 114Aruba13.9
  115. 115Zimbabwe13.5
  116. 116Italy13.3
  117. 117Croatia13.3
  118. 118Albania13.2
  119. 119Namibia12.8
  120. 120Bulgaria12.6
  121. 121Argentina12.5
  122. 122Slovak Republic12.3
  123. 123Cuba12.2
  124. 124Slovenia12.1
  125. 125Mozambique11.9
  126. 126Timor-Leste11.9
  127. 127Panama11.9
  128. 128Singapore11.8
  129. 129Uruguay11.5
  130. 130Comoros11.5
  131. 131Belize11.4
  132. 132Hungary11.2
  133. 133Malta11.2
  134. 134Jamaica11.1
  135. 135Czechia11
  136. 136Madagascar10.6
  137. 137Romania10.4
  138. 138Puerto Rico (US)10.3
  139. 139Maldives10.1
  140. 140Guyana10
  141. 141Cayman Islands10
  142. 142United States9.8
  143. 143Barbados9.8
  144. 144Latvia9.6
  145. 145Trinidad and Tobago9.6
  146. 146Seychelles9.6
  147. 147Belgium9.6
  148. 148Austria9.5
  149. 149Suriname9.5
  150. 150Belarus9.3
  151. 151Ukraine9.3
  152. 152Netherlands9
  153. 153Grenada8.9
  154. 154Moldova8.9
  155. 155Canada8.8
  156. 156France8.8
  157. 157St. Lucia8.8
  158. 158Monaco8.7
  159. 159Germany8.7
  160. 160Sint Maarten (Dutch part)8.7
  161. 161Andorra8.6
  162. 162San Marino8.6
  163. 163Antigua and Barbuda8.6
  164. 164St. Vincent and the Grenadines8.6
  165. 165Japan8.5
  166. 166Gibraltar8.4
  167. 167Virgin Islands (U.S.)8.2
  168. 168Lithuania8.2
  169. 169Ecuador8.1
  170. 170Switzerland8.1
  171. 171Bahamas, The8.1
  172. 172Mauritius8.1
  173. 173Spain8
  174. 174United Kingdom7.9
  175. 175British Virgin Islands7.9
  176. 176Denmark7.7
  177. 177St. Kitts and Nevis7.7
  178. 178Dominica7.6
  179. 179St. Martin (French part)7.6
  180. 180Russian Federation7.4
  181. 181Guam7.3
  182. 182Bermuda7.3
  183. 183Northern Mariana Islands7.1
  184. 184Luxembourg7
  185. 185Liechtenstein7
  186. 186Ireland6.6
  187. 187Marshall Islands6.4
  188. 188American Samoa6.3
  189. 189Fiji6.2
  190. 190Australia6.2
  191. 191Papua New Guinea6.2
  192. 192Portugal6.2
  193. 193Tonga6.2
  194. 194Vanuatu6.2
  195. 195Isle of Man6.1
  196. 196Palau6
  197. 197Samoa5.9
  198. 198Micronesia, Fed. Sts.5.9
  199. 199New Zealand5.9
  200. 200Solomon Islands5.9
  201. 201Faroe Islands5.8
  202. 202French Polynesia5.8
  203. 203New Caledonia5.8
  204. 204Kiribati5.7
  205. 205Tuvalu5.7
  206. 206Iceland5.6
  207. 207Estonia5.2
  208. 208Naoero5.2
  209. 209Norway5.1
  210. 210Brunei Darussalam4.8
  211. 211Greenland4.6
  212. 212Sweden4.6
  213. 213Finland4.1

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