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Countries ranked by Air Pollution (PM2.5)

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Countries ranked by annual mean PM2.5 air pollution concentration in µg/m³. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³. Lower values indicate cleaner air. Source: WHO via OWID.

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Countries ranked by Air Pollution (PM2.5)
Rank Country Value Percentile Year
#201 DJ Djibouti 31.1 µg/m³ 17th 2024
#202 MM Myanmar 31.2 µg/m³ 16th 2024
#203 CN China 31.3 µg/m³ 16th 2024
#204 HN Honduras 31.6 µg/m³ 15th 2024
#205 AM Armenia 31.8 µg/m³ 15th 2024
#206 GA Gabon 32.2 µg/m³ 15th 2024
#207 CF Central African Republic 32.3 µg/m³ 14th 2024
#208 JO Jordan 32.6 µg/m³ 14th 2024
#209 TJ Tajikistan 32.6 µg/m³ 13th 2024
#210 OM Oman 34.1 µg/m³ 13th 2024
#211 BF Burkina Faso 34.6 µg/m³ 13th 2024
#212 YE Yemen 35.0 µg/m³ 12th 2024
#213 MR Mauritania 35.2 µg/m³ 12th 2024
#214 BJ Benin 35.3 µg/m³ 11th 2024
#215 GQ Equatorial Guinea 35.4 µg/m³ 11th 2024
#216 GM Gambia 35.7 µg/m³ 10th 2024
#217 SN Senegal 36.5 µg/m³ 10th 2024
#218 UG Uganda 37.3 µg/m³ 10th 2024
#219 IR Iran 37.7 µg/m³ 9th 2024
#220 MN Mongolia 38.2 µg/m³ 9th 2024
#221 TD Chad 39.2 µg/m³ 8th 2024
#222 AF Afghanistan 40.0 µg/m³ 8th 2024
#223 CG Congo 40.3 µg/m³ 7th 2024
#224 BI Burundi 40.4 µg/m³ 7th 2024
#225 BO Bolivia 40.6 µg/m³ 7th 2024
#226 NP Nepal 40.7 µg/m³ 6th 2024
#227 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 41.2 µg/m³ 6th 2024
#228 EG Egypt 41.3 µg/m³ 5th 2024
#229 RW Rwanda 41.8 µg/m³ 5th 2024
#230 IN India 44.2 µg/m³ 5th 2024
#231 NE Niger 47.9 µg/m³ 4th 2024
#232 BH Bahrain 48.1 µg/m³ 4th 2024
#233 IQ Iraq 48.8 µg/m³ 3th 2024
#234 NG Nigeria 50.0 µg/m³ 3th 2024
#235 SA Saudi Arabia 50.4 µg/m³ 3th 2024
#236 CM Cameroon 51.5 µg/m³ 2th 2024
#237 PK Pakistan 53.8 µg/m³ 2th 2024
#238 AE United Arab Emirates 55.7 µg/m³ 1th 2024
#239 KW Kuwait 57.3 µg/m³ 1th 2024
#240 BD Bangladesh 65.0 µg/m³ 0th 2024
#241 QA Qatar 75.5 µg/m³ 0th 2024
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