Air pollution (PM2.5) over time (1990–2023)
Follow air pollution (PM2.5) for the world’s countries, year by year, from 1990 to 2023.
- The country ranked first is Qatar in both 1990 and 2023.
- Japan’s air pollution (PM2.5) went from 12.6 µg/m³ in 1990 to 11.5 µg/m³ in 2023 (down about 9%).
- Japan ranked #160 of 192 countries in 1990 and #143 of 192 in 2023.
Japan and the leading countries
| Country | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 109.8 µg/m³ | 109.4 µg/m³ | 98.6 µg/m³ | 99.2 µg/m³ | 107.8 µg/m³ | |
| 52.6 µg/m³ | 62.6 µg/m³ | 71.1 µg/m³ | 68.4 µg/m³ | 73.5 µg/m³ | |
| 64.7 µg/m³ | 64.6 µg/m³ | 67.5 µg/m³ | 72.1 µg/m³ | 69.3 µg/m³ | |
| 64.7 µg/m³ | 68.4 µg/m³ | 57.0 µg/m³ | 63.7 µg/m³ | 65.7 µg/m³ | |
| 55.7 µg/m³ | 58.4 µg/m³ | 68.1 µg/m³ | 65.2 µg/m³ | 65.2 µg/m³ | |
| 12.6 µg/m³ | 12.7 µg/m³ | 12.8 µg/m³ | 11.2 µg/m³ | 11.5 µg/m³ | |
| Countries with data | 192 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 192 |
Ranking and map for any year
Choose a year to see that year’s top countries and the world map. Colors split that year’s ranking into seven steps.
| Rank | Country | Air pollution (PM2.5) |
|---|
Biggest changes, 1990–2023
Compared among the countries that have data in both 1990 and 2023. Countries with a very small starting value are left out, because their ratios look exaggerated.
| Country | 1990 | 2023 | Change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25.5 µg/m³ | 42.7 µg/m³ | up about 68% | #92 → #19 | |
| 19.9 µg/m³ | 32.6 µg/m³ | up about 64% | #124 → #40 | |
| 21.2 µg/m³ | 33.3 µg/m³ | up about 58% | #118 → #37 | |
| 52.6 µg/m³ | 73.5 µg/m³ | up about 40% | #12 → #2 | |
| 14.9 µg/m³ | 20.3 µg/m³ | up about 36% | #150 → #79 |
| Country | 1990 | 2023 | Change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.8 µg/m³ | 28.1 µg/m³ | down about 70% | #2 → #54 | |
| 19.3 µg/m³ | 5.9 µg/m³ | down about 69% | #130 → #179 | |
| 31.6 µg/m³ | 10.7 µg/m³ | down about 66% | #61 → #150 | |
| 23.7 µg/m³ | 8.3 µg/m³ | down about 65% | #102 → #167 | |
| 36.1 µg/m³ | 13.0 µg/m³ | down about 64% | #48 → #134 |
All countries in key years
Open the table (countries with data)
| Country | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 109.8 µg/m³ | 109.4 µg/m³ | 98.6 µg/m³ | 99.2 µg/m³ | 107.8 µg/m³ | |
| 52.6 µg/m³ | 62.6 µg/m³ | 71.1 µg/m³ | 68.4 µg/m³ | 73.5 µg/m³ | |
| 64.7 µg/m³ | 64.6 µg/m³ | 67.5 µg/m³ | 72.1 µg/m³ | 69.3 µg/m³ | |
| 64.7 µg/m³ | 68.4 µg/m³ | 57.0 µg/m³ | 63.7 µg/m³ | 65.7 µg/m³ | |
| 55.7 µg/m³ | 58.4 µg/m³ | 68.1 µg/m³ | 65.2 µg/m³ | 65.2 µg/m³ | |
| 56.6 µg/m³ | 61.9 µg/m³ | 63.8 µg/m³ | 56.6 µg/m³ | 62.3 µg/m³ | |
| 58.5 µg/m³ | 57.3 µg/m³ | 57.1 µg/m³ | 54.8 µg/m³ | 58.4 µg/m³ | |
| 56.2 µg/m³ | 56.1 µg/m³ | 55.5 µg/m³ | 47.9 µg/m³ | 57.2 µg/m³ | |
| 63.6 µg/m³ | 60.8 µg/m³ | 57.4 µg/m³ | 51.2 µg/m³ | 56.6 µg/m³ | |
| 52.6 µg/m³ | 56.2 µg/m³ | 52.9 µg/m³ | 53.5 µg/m³ | 55.6 µg/m³ | |
| 51.2 µg/m³ | 50.8 µg/m³ | 51.7 µg/m³ | 52.2 µg/m³ | 54.1 µg/m³ | |
| 42.6 µg/m³ | 42.2 µg/m³ | 50.4 µg/m³ | 51.1 µg/m³ | 53.2 µg/m³ | |
| 49.2 µg/m³ | 48.2 µg/m³ | 57.1 µg/m³ | 47.6 µg/m³ | 49.5 µg/m³ | |
| 47.1 µg/m³ | 46.1 µg/m³ | 45.1 µg/m³ | 42.0 µg/m³ | 46.9 µg/m³ | |
| 44.8 µg/m³ | 46.1 µg/m³ | 41.2 µg/m³ | 43.7 µg/m³ | 46.8 µg/m³ | |
| 48.1 µg/m³ | 52.7 µg/m³ | 47.6 µg/m³ | 45.4 µg/m³ | 46.5 µg/m³ | |
| 46.5 µg/m³ | 49.0 µg/m³ | 46.3 µg/m³ | 39.7 µg/m³ | 43.1 µg/m³ | |
| 44.5 µg/m³ | 45.7 µg/m³ | 43.4 µg/m³ | 41.4 µg/m³ | 43.0 µg/m³ | |
| 25.5 µg/m³ | 27.5 µg/m³ | 43.7 µg/m³ | 40.2 µg/m³ | 42.7 µg/m³ | |
| 42.5 µg/m³ | 41.7 µg/m³ | 36.5 µg/m³ | 40.9 µg/m³ | 42.2 µg/m³ | |
| 45.4 µg/m³ | 47.3 µg/m³ | 40.6 µg/m³ | 40.7 µg/m³ | 41.6 µg/m³ | |
| 36.5 µg/m³ | 41.2 µg/m³ | 38.1 µg/m³ | 39.8 µg/m³ | 40.3 µg/m³ | |
| 33.8 µg/m³ | 36.6 µg/m³ | 43.3 µg/m³ | 38.8 µg/m³ | 40.2 µg/m³ | |
| 43.8 µg/m³ | 46.7 µg/m³ | 35.1 µg/m³ | 41.5 µg/m³ | 39.7 µg/m³ | |
| 41.9 µg/m³ | 41.3 µg/m³ | 37.6 µg/m³ | 37.4 µg/m³ | 38.3 µg/m³ | |
| 48.4 µg/m³ | 48.8 µg/m³ | 39.1 µg/m³ | 34.2 µg/m³ | 37.9 µg/m³ | |
| 37.2 µg/m³ | 37.5 µg/m³ | 40.7 µg/m³ | 34.3 µg/m³ | 37.6 µg/m³ | |
| 39.3 µg/m³ | 42.4 µg/m³ | 41.7 µg/m³ | 38.7 µg/m³ | 37.3 µg/m³ | |
| 33.3 µg/m³ | 37.2 µg/m³ | 38.3 µg/m³ | 37.4 µg/m³ | 36.5 µg/m³ | |
| 37.0 µg/m³ | 38.1 µg/m³ | 40.0 µg/m³ | 38.4 µg/m³ | 36.0 µg/m³ | |
| 35.7 µg/m³ | 37.3 µg/m³ | 39.9 µg/m³ | 36.2 µg/m³ | 35.8 µg/m³ | |
| 37.4 µg/m³ | 38.6 µg/m³ | 40.3 µg/m³ | 38.0 µg/m³ | 35.7 µg/m³ | |
| 37.0 µg/m³ | 36.2 µg/m³ | 42.7 µg/m³ | 34.6 µg/m³ | 35.5 µg/m³ | |
| 45.0 µg/m³ | 41.3 µg/m³ | 36.4 µg/m³ | 36.9 µg/m³ | 35.1 µg/m³ | |
| 43.3 µg/m³ | 45.3 µg/m³ | 30.2 µg/m³ | 37.0 µg/m³ | 34.3 µg/m³ | |
| 40.0 µg/m³ | 40.0 µg/m³ | 32.2 µg/m³ | 30.9 µg/m³ | 33.7 µg/m³ | |
| 21.2 µg/m³ | 23.8 µg/m³ | 32.5 µg/m³ | 31.4 µg/m³ | 33.3 µg/m³ | |
| 31.6 µg/m³ | 32.5 µg/m³ | 35.9 µg/m³ | 35.2 µg/m³ | 33.3 µg/m³ | |
| 37.0 µg/m³ | 37.0 µg/m³ | 32.6 µg/m³ | 32.4 µg/m³ | 32.8 µg/m³ | |
| 19.9 µg/m³ | 20.3 µg/m³ | 34.9 µg/m³ | 34.6 µg/m³ | 32.6 µg/m³ | |
| 38.5 µg/m³ | 36.6 µg/m³ | 33.3 µg/m³ | 32.5 µg/m³ | 32.3 µg/m³ | |
| 31.3 µg/m³ | 27.9 µg/m³ | 36.5 µg/m³ | 31.6 µg/m³ | 32.1 µg/m³ | |
| 43.1 µg/m³ | 45.3 µg/m³ | 49.0 µg/m³ | 33.7 µg/m³ | 32.0 µg/m³ | |
| 28.5 µg/m³ | 29.5 µg/m³ | 29.1 µg/m³ | 31.3 µg/m³ | 31.3 µg/m³ | |
| 30.8 µg/m³ | 31.2 µg/m³ | 32.7 µg/m³ | 28.7 µg/m³ | 31.2 µg/m³ | |
| 27.6 µg/m³ | 31.7 µg/m³ | 33.0 µg/m³ | 33.4 µg/m³ | 31.2 µg/m³ | |
| 69.3 µg/m³ | 59.8 µg/m³ | 31.4 µg/m³ | 29.9 µg/m³ | 31.1 µg/m³ | |
| 39.2 µg/m³ | 38.4 µg/m³ | 28.5 µg/m³ | 36.5 µg/m³ | 30.7 µg/m³ | |
| 29.9 µg/m³ | 31.2 µg/m³ | 30.3 µg/m³ | 32.1 µg/m³ | 30.1 µg/m³ | |
| 39.2 µg/m³ | 36.2 µg/m³ | 28.6 µg/m³ | 32.0 µg/m³ | 29.7 µg/m³ | |
| 39.9 µg/m³ | 39.8 µg/m³ | 31.1 µg/m³ | 31.2 µg/m³ | 29.6 µg/m³ | |
| 30.1 µg/m³ | 29.6 µg/m³ | 32.0 µg/m³ | 27.2 µg/m³ | 28.6 µg/m³ | |
| 38.4 µg/m³ | 38.6 µg/m³ | 26.4 µg/m³ | 30.2 µg/m³ | 28.1 µg/m³ | |
| 93.8 µg/m³ | 72.1 µg/m³ | 38.2 µg/m³ | 31.4 µg/m³ | 28.1 µg/m³ | |
| 23.7 µg/m³ | 23.6 µg/m³ | 32.8 µg/m³ | 28.3 µg/m³ | 27.7 µg/m³ | |
| 30.9 µg/m³ | 30.2 µg/m³ | 29.9 µg/m³ | 27.2 µg/m³ | 27.3 µg/m³ | |
| 22.3 µg/m³ | 24.5 µg/m³ | 28.9 µg/m³ | 26.1 µg/m³ | 26.7 µg/m³ | |
| 30.6 µg/m³ | 28.5 µg/m³ | 33.5 µg/m³ | 27.1 µg/m³ | 26.4 µg/m³ | |
| 25.1 µg/m³ | 25.9 µg/m³ | 27.4 µg/m³ | 25.2 µg/m³ | 26.4 µg/m³ | |
| 36.1 µg/m³ | 36.0 µg/m³ | 32.5 µg/m³ | 26.8 µg/m³ | 26.1 µg/m³ | |
| 40.1 µg/m³ | 37.7 µg/m³ | 31.3 µg/m³ | 28.1 µg/m³ | 26.0 µg/m³ | |
| 40.8 µg/m³ | 37.6 µg/m³ | 29.3 µg/m³ | 25.3 µg/m³ | 24.8 µg/m³ | |
| 21.3 µg/m³ | 22.0 µg/m³ | 24.2 µg/m³ | 23.9 µg/m³ | 23.8 µg/m³ | |
| 23.7 µg/m³ | 23.2 µg/m³ | 29.8 µg/m³ | 24.6 µg/m³ | 23.7 µg/m³ | |
| 24.1 µg/m³ | 27.2 µg/m³ | 25.1 µg/m³ | 23.1 µg/m³ | 23.7 µg/m³ | |
| 38.2 µg/m³ | 33.9 µg/m³ | 25.8 µg/m³ | 25.2 µg/m³ | 23.5 µg/m³ | |
| 26.8 µg/m³ | 27.4 µg/m³ | 21.6 µg/m³ | 20.0 µg/m³ | 23.1 µg/m³ | |
| 34.1 µg/m³ | 33.2 µg/m³ | 27.4 µg/m³ | 22.4 µg/m³ | 22.7 µg/m³ | |
| 23.9 µg/m³ | 23.5 µg/m³ | 21.8 µg/m³ | 22.7 µg/m³ | 22.5 µg/m³ | |
| 38.5 µg/m³ | 34.7 µg/m³ | 22.6 µg/m³ | 21.8 µg/m³ | 22.2 µg/m³ | |
| 25.7 µg/m³ | 27.7 µg/m³ | 24.4 µg/m³ | 21.5 µg/m³ | 21.9 µg/m³ | |
| 21.4 µg/m³ | 21.4 µg/m³ | 22.7 µg/m³ | 21.0 µg/m³ | 21.9 µg/m³ | |
| 35.7 µg/m³ | 31.6 µg/m³ | 26.9 µg/m³ | 22.5 µg/m³ | 21.8 µg/m³ | |
| 25.8 µg/m³ | 25.8 µg/m³ | 22.1 µg/m³ | 22.4 µg/m³ | 21.8 µg/m³ | |
| 18.7 µg/m³ | 19.3 µg/m³ | 21.6 µg/m³ | 22.3 µg/m³ | 21.7 µg/m³ | |
| 31.4 µg/m³ | 26.7 µg/m³ | 18.8 µg/m³ | 18.9 µg/m³ | 20.8 µg/m³ | |
| 25.6 µg/m³ | 26.1 µg/m³ | 21.5 µg/m³ | 21.7 µg/m³ | 20.4 µg/m³ | |
| 25.1 µg/m³ | 26.0 µg/m³ | 20.1 µg/m³ | 22.1 µg/m³ | 20.4 µg/m³ | |
| 14.9 µg/m³ | 19.0 µg/m³ | 21.8 µg/m³ | 22.7 µg/m³ | 20.3 µg/m³ | |
| 21.7 µg/m³ | 22.9 µg/m³ | 24.5 µg/m³ | 19.4 µg/m³ | 20.2 µg/m³ | |
| 23.5 µg/m³ | 26.3 µg/m³ | 15.5 µg/m³ | 20.3 µg/m³ | 20.2 µg/m³ | |
| 16.9 µg/m³ | 20.3 µg/m³ | 23.4 µg/m³ | 22.5 µg/m³ | 20.2 µg/m³ | |
| 20.7 µg/m³ | 22.1 µg/m³ | 20.5 µg/m³ | 19.4 µg/m³ | 20.1 µg/m³ | |
| 21.0 µg/m³ | 22.9 µg/m³ | 28.7 µg/m³ | 18.9 µg/m³ | 20.0 µg/m³ | |
| 23.7 µg/m³ | 23.4 µg/m³ | 24.6 µg/m³ | 19.6 µg/m³ | 19.9 µg/m³ | |
| 31.8 µg/m³ | 28.6 µg/m³ | 25.3 µg/m³ | 20.5 µg/m³ | 19.7 µg/m³ | |
| 19.4 µg/m³ | 17.3 µg/m³ | 21.0 µg/m³ | 20.1 µg/m³ | 19.6 µg/m³ | |
| 28.4 µg/m³ | 26.8 µg/m³ | 20.5 µg/m³ | 20.9 µg/m³ | 19.4 µg/m³ | |
| 29.7 µg/m³ | 26.5 µg/m³ | 22.5 µg/m³ | 20.1 µg/m³ | 19.3 µg/m³ | |
| 24.1 µg/m³ | 24.5 µg/m³ | 24.8 µg/m³ | 19.3 µg/m³ | 19.2 µg/m³ | |
| 17.1 µg/m³ | 20.7 µg/m³ | 19.5 µg/m³ | 17.0 µg/m³ | 18.9 µg/m³ | |
| 14.6 µg/m³ | 18.7 µg/m³ | 21.1 µg/m³ | 17.7 µg/m³ | 18.7 µg/m³ | |
| 41.2 µg/m³ | 37.8 µg/m³ | 21.2 µg/m³ | 18.7 µg/m³ | 18.6 µg/m³ | |
| 21.9 µg/m³ | 20.4 µg/m³ | 21.9 µg/m³ | 18.9 µg/m³ | 18.6 µg/m³ | |
| 17.1 µg/m³ | 21.1 µg/m³ | 17.4 µg/m³ | 18.3 µg/m³ | 18.5 µg/m³ | |
| 30.6 µg/m³ | 24.8 µg/m³ | 21.5 µg/m³ | 19.5 µg/m³ | 18.5 µg/m³ | |
| 30.7 µg/m³ | 29.4 µg/m³ | 20.6 µg/m³ | 19.2 µg/m³ | 18.4 µg/m³ | |
| 18.7 µg/m³ | 19.0 µg/m³ | 17.0 µg/m³ | 19.1 µg/m³ | 17.9 µg/m³ | |
| 20.1 µg/m³ | 20.8 µg/m³ | 20.0 µg/m³ | 18.0 µg/m³ | 17.7 µg/m³ | |
| 23.7 µg/m³ | 26.7 µg/m³ | 18.5 µg/m³ | 16.6 µg/m³ | 16.9 µg/m³ | |
| 19.9 µg/m³ | 19.3 µg/m³ | 14.6 µg/m³ | 20.1 µg/m³ | 16.8 µg/m³ | |
| 19.7 µg/m³ | 19.8 µg/m³ | 20.9 µg/m³ | 16.7 µg/m³ | 16.7 µg/m³ | |
| 17.5 µg/m³ | 18.7 µg/m³ | 21.2 µg/m³ | 16.4 µg/m³ | 16.7 µg/m³ | |
| 21.8 µg/m³ | 20.8 µg/m³ | 15.9 µg/m³ | 16.7 µg/m³ | 16.6 µg/m³ | |
| 12.3 µg/m³ | 15.6 µg/m³ | 17.2 µg/m³ | 15.3 µg/m³ | 16.5 µg/m³ | |
| 32.3 µg/m³ | 25.9 µg/m³ | 28.0 µg/m³ | 16.4 µg/m³ | 16.5 µg/m³ | |
| 25.4 µg/m³ | 27.5 µg/m³ | 22.2 µg/m³ | 16.9 µg/m³ | 16.1 µg/m³ | |
| 27.5 µg/m³ | 23.8 µg/m³ | 18.8 µg/m³ | 16.0 µg/m³ | 16.0 µg/m³ | |
| 31.2 µg/m³ | 22.6 µg/m³ | 14.6 µg/m³ | 13.7 µg/m³ | 15.9 µg/m³ | |
| 14.2 µg/m³ | 16.0 µg/m³ | 16.3 µg/m³ | 15.9 µg/m³ | 15.8 µg/m³ | |
| 27.7 µg/m³ | 24.2 µg/m³ | 21.1 µg/m³ | 15.5 µg/m³ | 15.8 µg/m³ | |
| 25.7 µg/m³ | 27.7 µg/m³ | 16.7 µg/m³ | 15.6 µg/m³ | 15.7 µg/m³ | |
| 23.5 µg/m³ | 21.9 µg/m³ | 18.4 µg/m³ | 15.7 µg/m³ | 15.5 µg/m³ | |
| 26.8 µg/m³ | 24.9 µg/m³ | 16.6 µg/m³ | 19.6 µg/m³ | 15.3 µg/m³ | |
| 36.9 µg/m³ | 21.1 µg/m³ | 13.6 µg/m³ | 12.2 µg/m³ | 15.1 µg/m³ | |
| 18.5 µg/m³ | 19.4 µg/m³ | 15.6 µg/m³ | 15.2 µg/m³ | 15.1 µg/m³ | |
| 16.0 µg/m³ | 16.0 µg/m³ | 13.9 µg/m³ | 15.9 µg/m³ | 15.1 µg/m³ | |
| 16.2 µg/m³ | 16.4 µg/m³ | 20.3 µg/m³ | 13.7 µg/m³ | 15.0 µg/m³ | |
| 33.5 µg/m³ | 28.1 µg/m³ | 17.3 µg/m³ | 15.6 µg/m³ | 14.9 µg/m³ | |
| 36.1 µg/m³ | 30.4 µg/m³ | 20.1 µg/m³ | 16.0 µg/m³ | 14.9 µg/m³ | |
| 20.2 µg/m³ | 17.9 µg/m³ | 14.5 µg/m³ | 16.0 µg/m³ | 14.3 µg/m³ | |
| 30.5 µg/m³ | 28.3 µg/m³ | 19.0 µg/m³ | 15.4 µg/m³ | 14.3 µg/m³ | |
| 16.3 µg/m³ | 16.9 µg/m³ | 21.2 µg/m³ | 14.4 µg/m³ | 14.2 µg/m³ | |
| 25.3 µg/m³ | 26.2 µg/m³ | 18.1 µg/m³ | 14.4 µg/m³ | 14.1 µg/m³ | |
| 16.0 µg/m³ | 15.4 µg/m³ | 16.5 µg/m³ | 13.3 µg/m³ | 14.1 µg/m³ | |
| 13.6 µg/m³ | 14.7 µg/m³ | 16.5 µg/m³ | 14.1 µg/m³ | 14.1 µg/m³ | |
| 13.9 µg/m³ | 14.4 µg/m³ | 16.9 µg/m³ | 14.0 µg/m³ | 13.8 µg/m³ | |
| 15.9 µg/m³ | 16.4 µg/m³ | 18.2 µg/m³ | 13.0 µg/m³ | 13.7 µg/m³ | |
| 27.3 µg/m³ | 21.8 µg/m³ | 22.0 µg/m³ | 13.9 µg/m³ | 13.7 µg/m³ | |
| 27.3 µg/m³ | 21.9 µg/m³ | 20.6 µg/m³ | 13.5 µg/m³ | 13.7 µg/m³ | |
| 13.5 µg/m³ | 15.3 µg/m³ | 13.7 µg/m³ | 12.9 µg/m³ | 13.5 µg/m³ | |
| 27.1 µg/m³ | 26.3 µg/m³ | 15.2 µg/m³ | 13.7 µg/m³ | 13.4 µg/m³ | |
| 17.1 µg/m³ | 17.4 µg/m³ | 20.1 µg/m³ | 13.3 µg/m³ | 13.2 µg/m³ | |
| 36.1 µg/m³ | 29.6 µg/m³ | 20.9 µg/m³ | 14.0 µg/m³ | 13.0 µg/m³ | |
| 26.8 µg/m³ | 21.0 µg/m³ | 21.6 µg/m³ | 12.8 µg/m³ | 12.7 µg/m³ | |
| 22.0 µg/m³ | 18.9 µg/m³ | 16.2 µg/m³ | 13.0 µg/m³ | 12.7 µg/m³ | |
| 26.8 µg/m³ | 21.5 µg/m³ | 18.7 µg/m³ | 13.2 µg/m³ | 12.6 µg/m³ | |
| 10.1 µg/m³ | 11.1 µg/m³ | 16.6 µg/m³ | 12.4 µg/m³ | 12.4 µg/m³ | |
| 16.6 µg/m³ | 15.4 µg/m³ | 13.6 µg/m³ | 11.2 µg/m³ | 12.0 µg/m³ | |
| 32.7 µg/m³ | 28.1 µg/m³ | 20.3 µg/m³ | 12.6 µg/m³ | 12.0 µg/m³ | |
| 28.0 µg/m³ | 22.6 µg/m³ | 18.6 µg/m³ | 12.4 µg/m³ | 11.6 µg/m³ | |
| 13.0 µg/m³ | 12.9 µg/m³ | 13.2 µg/m³ | 11.5 µg/m³ | 11.5 µg/m³ | |
| 12.6 µg/m³ | 12.7 µg/m³ | 12.8 µg/m³ | 11.2 µg/m³ | 11.5 µg/m³ | |
| 12.5 µg/m³ | 19.7 µg/m³ | 16.3 µg/m³ | 11.8 µg/m³ | 11.4 µg/m³ | |
| 28.9 µg/m³ | 21.1 µg/m³ | 11.7 µg/m³ | 11.1 µg/m³ | 11.2 µg/m³ | |
| 11.9 µg/m³ | 12.2 µg/m³ | 13.3 µg/m³ | 11.1 µg/m³ | 11.0 µg/m³ | |
| 12.2 µg/m³ | 12.3 µg/m³ | 12.9 µg/m³ | 11.3 µg/m³ | 10.9 µg/m³ | |
| 13.3 µg/m³ | 12.9 µg/m³ | 11.7 µg/m³ | 11.9 µg/m³ | 10.9 µg/m³ | |
| 16.0 µg/m³ | 16.2 µg/m³ | 13.3 µg/m³ | 10.4 µg/m³ | 10.8 µg/m³ | |
| 31.6 µg/m³ | 25.9 µg/m³ | 19.3 µg/m³ | 11.4 µg/m³ | 10.7 µg/m³ | |
| 12.1 µg/m³ | 12.4 µg/m³ | 13.0 µg/m³ | 10.5 µg/m³ | 10.6 µg/m³ | |
| 11.8 µg/m³ | 11.9 µg/m³ | 12.8 µg/m³ | 10.8 µg/m³ | 10.4 µg/m³ | |
| 10.1 µg/m³ | 11.7 µg/m³ | 12.0 µg/m³ | 10.2 µg/m³ | 10.2 µg/m³ | |
| 16.5 µg/m³ | 16.7 µg/m³ | 11.5 µg/m³ | 10.1 µg/m³ | 10.1 µg/m³ | |
| 25.0 µg/m³ | 21.2 µg/m³ | 16.7 µg/m³ | 10.3 µg/m³ | 10.0 µg/m³ | |
| 9.2 µg/m³ | 9.2 µg/m³ | 9.2 µg/m³ | 9.1 µg/m³ | 9.8 µg/m³ | |
| 20.1 µg/m³ | 17.9 µg/m³ | 12.5 µg/m³ | 9.5 µg/m³ | 9.5 µg/m³ | |
| 11.4 µg/m³ | 11.9 µg/m³ | 9.7 µg/m³ | 10.0 µg/m³ | 9.4 µg/m³ | |
| 9.1 µg/m³ | 10.8 µg/m³ | 9.5 µg/m³ | 8.6 µg/m³ | 9.3 µg/m³ | |
| 15.7 µg/m³ | 15.5 µg/m³ | 11.3 µg/m³ | 8.5 µg/m³ | 8.9 µg/m³ | |
| 11.1 µg/m³ | 10.8 µg/m³ | 10.3 µg/m³ | 8.9 µg/m³ | 8.9 µg/m³ | |
| 22.4 µg/m³ | 18.7 µg/m³ | 15.8 µg/m³ | 9.1 µg/m³ | 8.8 µg/m³ | |
| 13.2 µg/m³ | 13.9 µg/m³ | 9.5 µg/m³ | 8.7 µg/m³ | 8.8 µg/m³ | |
| 21.7 µg/m³ | 18.9 µg/m³ | 16.0 µg/m³ | 9.0 µg/m³ | 8.6 µg/m³ | |
| 22.6 µg/m³ | 19.8 µg/m³ | 17.2 µg/m³ | 9.1 µg/m³ | 8.4 µg/m³ | |
| 10.4 µg/m³ | 10.5 µg/m³ | 10.3 µg/m³ | 8.6 µg/m³ | 8.4 µg/m³ | |
| 23.7 µg/m³ | 20.6 µg/m³ | 14.9 µg/m³ | 9.1 µg/m³ | 8.3 µg/m³ | |
| 19.6 µg/m³ | 17.9 µg/m³ | 15.9 µg/m³ | 8.8 µg/m³ | 8.2 µg/m³ | |
| 10.5 µg/m³ | 9.0 µg/m³ | 7.8 µg/m³ | 6.8 µg/m³ | 7.6 µg/m³ | |
| 13.5 µg/m³ | 12.3 µg/m³ | 9.4 µg/m³ | 7.8 µg/m³ | 7.5 µg/m³ | |
| 16.9 µg/m³ | 14.9 µg/m³ | 11.4 µg/m³ | 7.6 µg/m³ | 7.5 µg/m³ | |
| 19.6 µg/m³ | 16.8 µg/m³ | 15.9 µg/m³ | 8.1 µg/m³ | 7.4 µg/m³ | |
| 9.3 µg/m³ | 9.2 µg/m³ | 7.9 µg/m³ | 6.1 µg/m³ | 7.0 µg/m³ | |
| 15.9 µg/m³ | 14.5 µg/m³ | 9.3 µg/m³ | 7.7 µg/m³ | 7.0 µg/m³ | |
| 8.6 µg/m³ | 8.3 µg/m³ | 7.0 µg/m³ | 7.1 µg/m³ | 6.9 µg/m³ | |
| 9.4 µg/m³ | 8.8 µg/m³ | 7.1 µg/m³ | 6.0 µg/m³ | 6.6 µg/m³ | |
| 5.6 µg/m³ | 7.0 µg/m³ | 6.9 µg/m³ | 6.1 µg/m³ | 6.4 µg/m³ | |
| 6.5 µg/m³ | 6.2 µg/m³ | 5.3 µg/m³ | 6.8 µg/m³ | 6.4 µg/m³ | |
| 19.3 µg/m³ | 16.3 µg/m³ | 10.5 µg/m³ | 6.4 µg/m³ | 5.9 µg/m³ | |
| 12.5 µg/m³ | 11.2 µg/m³ | 7.8 µg/m³ | 5.4 µg/m³ | 5.5 µg/m³ | |
| 9.0 µg/m³ | 9.2 µg/m³ | 5.4 µg/m³ | 5.3 µg/m³ | 5.3 µg/m³ | |
| 12.0 µg/m³ | 10.9 µg/m³ | 7.5 µg/m³ | 5.4 µg/m³ | 5.3 µg/m³ | |
| 5.7 µg/m³ | 6.4 µg/m³ | 5.5 µg/m³ | 5.4 µg/m³ | 5.2 µg/m³ | |
| 6.7 µg/m³ | 6.1 µg/m³ | 4.8 µg/m³ | 4.4 µg/m³ | 4.9 µg/m³ | |
| 6.2 µg/m³ | 6.1 µg/m³ | 5.4 µg/m³ | 4.5 µg/m³ | 4.9 µg/m³ | |
| 5.2 µg/m³ | 5.9 µg/m³ | 5.1 µg/m³ | 4.3 µg/m³ | 4.8 µg/m³ | |
| 5.1 µg/m³ | 4.9 µg/m³ | 4.6 µg/m³ | 4.3 µg/m³ | 4.7 µg/m³ | |
| 5.2 µg/m³ | 5.0 µg/m³ | 4.6 µg/m³ | 4.5 µg/m³ | 4.6 µg/m³ | |
| 10.5 µg/m³ | 9.4 µg/m³ | 7.7 µg/m³ | 5.0 µg/m³ | 4.6 µg/m³ | |
| 4.9 µg/m³ | 4.9 µg/m³ | 5.3 µg/m³ | 4.2 µg/m³ | 4.1 µg/m³ | |
| 4.7 µg/m³ | 5.0 µg/m³ | 4.5 µg/m³ | 4.1 µg/m³ | 3.9 µg/m³ | |
| 4.7 µg/m³ | 4.8 µg/m³ | 4.4 µg/m³ | 3.5 µg/m³ | 3.5 µg/m³ | |
| Countries with data | 192 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 192 |
Notes on reading this history
Yearly values come from the same World Bank indicator. The number of countries with data differs by year, so each year’s ranks are given only among the countries that have data that year. The ranking page uses each country’s latest year, so it may not match a single year’s ranking here.
Source: PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter), indicator EN.ATM.PM25.MC.M3. Processed by this site. data.worldbank.org
World Bank data last updated: 2026-10-08
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