Countries by PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) (2023)

PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) in 2023: highest in Qatar (107.8), lowest in Greenland (1.636), median 17.32 across the 200 countries in this dataset, according to World Bank.

Browse PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) across 244 countries and regions. Select a country to view an interactive chart with historical data, cross-country comparison, and trend analysis. All data sourced from World Bank.

244 countries and regionsSource: World Bank

Data updated:8 Oct 2026Last checked:12 Nov 2026Frequency:AnnualCoverage:1990–2023

Highest PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter), 2023

1.Qatar107.8
2.Saudi Arabia73.52
3.Bangladesh69.25
4.Nigeria65.74
5.Niger65.23
6.Kuwait62.35
7.Pakistan58.37
8.United Arab Emirates57.19
9.Bahrain56.57
10.Cameroon55.6

Lowest PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter), 2023

191.Bermuda4.635
192.Samoa4.579
193.Finland4.567
194.American Samoa4.326
195.Marshall Islands4.102
196.Kiribati3.867
197.Micronesia3.517
198.Guam3.471
199.Northern Mariana Islands2.678
200.Greenland1.636

All 200 ranked countries, 2023— select a country to view interactive chart

Click any country to open an interactive chart with historical PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) trends. You can compare multiple countries, switch time ranges, and download chart images for reports and presentations.

QatarRank 1 of 200 Saudi ArabiaRank 2 of 200 BangladeshRank 3 of 200 NigeriaRank 4 of 200 NigerRank 5 of 200 KuwaitRank 6 of 200 PakistanRank 7 of 200 United Arab EmiratesRank 8 of 200 BahrainRank 9 of 200 CameroonRank 10 of 200 IndiaRank 11 of 200 NepalRank 12 of 200 IraqRank 13 of 200 OmanRank 14 of 200 YemenRank 15 of 200 MauritaniaRank 16 of 200 EgyptRank 17 of 200 ChadRank 18 of 200 MongoliaRank 19 of 200 Equatorial GuineaRank 20 of 200 SenegalRank 21 of 200 DjiboutiRank 22 of 200 IranRank 23 of 200 BeninRank 24 of 200 The GambiaRank 25 of 200 AfghanistanRank 26 of 200 SudanRank 27 of 200 Burkina FasoRank 28 of 200 Republic of the CongoRank 29 of 200 RwandaRank 30 of 200 DR CongoRank 31 of 200 BurundiRank 32 of 200 MaliRank 33 of 200 MyanmarRank 34 of 200 TogoRank 35 of 200 EritreaRank 36 of 200 TajikistanRank 37 of 200 Central African RepublicRank 38 of 200 UzbekistanRank 39 of 200 JordanRank 40 of 200 Guinea-BissauRank 41 of 200 Syrian Arab RepublicRank 42 of 200 ChinaRank 43 of 200 GabonRank 44 of 200 TurkmenistanRank 45 of 200 UgandaRank 46 of 200 PeruRank 47 of 200 HondurasRank 48 of 200 BhutanRank 49 of 200 GuatemalaRank 50 of 200 El SalvadorRank 51 of 200 ArmeniaRank 52 of 200 GhanaRank 53 of 200 BoliviaRank 54 of 200 South AfricaRank 55 of 200 GuineaRank 56 of 200 LebanonRank 57 of 200 LesothoRank 58 of 200 TurkeyRank 59 of 200 Bosnia and HerzegovinaRank 60 of 200 Lao PDRRank 61 of 200 VietnamRank 62 of 200 EthiopiaRank 63 of 200 AzerbaijanRank 64 of 200 South SudanRank 65 of 200 ThailandRank 66 of 200 ChileRank 67 of 200 Sri LankaRank 68 of 200 Sierra LeoneRank 69 of 200 West Bank and GazaRank 70 of 200 PhilippinesRank 71 of 200 IsraelRank 72 of 200 South KoreaRank 73 of 200 North MacedoniaRank 74 of 200 North KoreaRank 75 of 200 JamaicaRank 76 of 200 IndonesiaRank 77 of 200 NicaraguaRank 78 of 200 Cote d'IvoireRank 79 of 200 KenyaRank 80 of 200 ZambiaRank 81 of 200 Cabo VerdeRank 82 of 200 TanzaniaRank 83 of 200 Kyrgyz RepublicRank 84 of 200 LibyaRank 85 of 200 AngolaRank 86 of 200 BulgariaRank 87 of 200 KazakhstanRank 88 of 200 CambodiaRank 89 of 200 SerbiaRank 90 of 200 VenezuelaRank 91 of 200 TunisiaRank 92 of 200 MoroccoRank 93 of 200 EcuadorRank 94 of 200 GeorgiaRank 95 of 200 SomaliaRank 96 of 200 MontenegroRank 97 of 200 ColombiaRank 98 of 200 LiberiaRank 99 of 200 Costa RicaRank 100 of 200 GuyanaRank 101 of 200 BelizeRank 102 of 200 EswatiniRank 103 of 200 MalawiRank 104 of 200 MexicoRank 105 of 200 AlgeriaRank 106 of 200 PolandRank 107 of 200 CyprusRank 108 of 200 RomaniaRank 109 of 200 MalaysiaRank 110 of 200 HaitiRank 111 of 200 CroatiaRank 112 of 200 SurinameRank 113 of 200 AlbaniaRank 114 of 200 ParaguayRank 115 of 200 SingaporeRank 116 of 200 PanamaRank 117 of 200 Sao Tome and PrincipeRank 118 of 200 ZimbabweRank 119 of 200 MoldovaRank 120 of 200 UkraineRank 121 of 200 ArgentinaRank 122 of 200 ItalyRank 123 of 200 NamibiaRank 124 of 200 GreeceRank 125 of 200 Papua New GuineaRank 126 of 200 MauritiusRank 127 of 200 Trinidad and TobagoRank 128 of 200 MozambiqueRank 129 of 200 SlovakiaRank 130 of 200 HungaryRank 131 of 200 Dominican RepublicRank 132 of 200 BrazilRank 133 of 200 BotswanaRank 134 of 200 LatviaRank 135 of 200 Czech RepublicRank 136 of 200 San MarinoRank 137 of 200 SloveniaRank 138 of 200 MadagascarRank 139 of 200 Timor-LesteRank 140 of 200 BelarusRank 141 of 200 RussiaRank 142 of 200 DominicaRank 143 of 200 JapanRank 144 of 200 MonacoRank 145 of 200 MaldivesRank 146 of 200 GrenadaRank 147 of 200 BarbadosRank 148 of 200 UruguayRank 149 of 200 MaltaRank 150 of 200 LithuaniaRank 151 of 200 St. Vincent and the GrenadinesRank 152 of 200 St. LuciaRank 153 of 200 ComorosRank 154 of 200 SpainRank 155 of 200 AustriaRank 156 of 200 Solomon IslandsRank 157 of 200 United KingdomRank 158 of 200 CubaRank 159 of 200 SeychellesRank 160 of 200 AndorraRank 161 of 200 St. Kitts and NevisRank 162 of 200 GermanyRank 163 of 200 PortugalRank 164 of 200 NetherlandsRank 165 of 200 BelgiumRank 166 of 200 Antigua and BarbudaRank 167 of 200 SwitzerlandRank 168 of 200 FranceRank 169 of 200 Puerto RicoRank 170 of 200 Brunei DarussalamRank 171 of 200 IrelandRank 172 of 200 DenmarkRank 173 of 200 LuxembourgRank 174 of 200 VanuatuRank 175 of 200 United StatesRank 176 of 200 New ZealandRank 177 of 200 US Virgin IslandsRank 178 of 200 CanadaRank 179 of 200 FijiRank 180 of 200 AustraliaRank 181 of 200 EstoniaRank 182 of 200 NorwayRank 183 of 200 The BahamasRank 184 of 200 SwedenRank 185 of 200 TuvaluRank 186 of 200 PalauRank 187 of 200 IcelandRank 188 of 200 NauruRank 189 of 200 TongaRank 190 of 200 BermudaRank 191 of 200 SamoaRank 192 of 200 FinlandRank 193 of 200 American SamoaRank 194 of 200 Marshall IslandsRank 195 of 200 KiribatiRank 196 of 200 MicronesiaRank 197 of 200 GuamRank 198 of 200 Northern Mariana IslandsRank 199 of 200 GreenlandRank 200 of 200

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Countries by PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) (2023)

Highest PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter), 2023

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All 200 ranked countries, 2023— select a country to view interactive chart

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