PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³) by Country
As of 2023, Qatar leads globally in pm2.5 air pollution (µg/m³) at 107.8, followed by Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Nigeria. At the lower end, Greenland, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam rank among the lowest. The global median is 16.9 (Guyana). This indicator falls under the "Energy & Environment" category and is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators. Data is available for 200 countries.
All Countries Ranked
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| # | Country | PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Qatar | 107.8 | 2023 |
| 2 |  Saudi Arabia | 73.5 | 2023 |
| 3 |  Bangladesh | 69.3 | 2023 |
| 4 |  Nigeria | 65.7 | 2023 |
| 5 |  Niger | 65.2 | 2023 |
| 6 |  Kuwait | 62.3 | 2023 |
| 7 |  Pakistan | 58.4 | 2023 |
| 8 |  United Arab Emirates | 57.2 | 2023 |
| 9 |  Bahrain | 56.6 | 2023 |
| 10 |  Cameroon | 55.6 | 2023 |
| 11 |  India | 54.1 | 2023 |
| 12 |  Nepal | 53.2 | 2023 |
| 13 |  Iraq | 49.5 | 2023 |
| 14 |  Oman | 46.9 | 2023 |
| 15 |  Yemen | 46.8 | 2023 |
| 16 |  Mauritania | 46.5 | 2023 |
| 17 |  Egypt | 43.1 | 2023 |
| 18 |  Chad | 43 | 2023 |
| 19 |  Mongolia | 42.7 | 2023 |
| 20 |  Equatorial Guinea | 42.2 | 2023 |
| 21 |  Senegal | 41.6 | 2023 |
| 22 |  Djibouti | 40.3 | 2023 |
| 23 |  Iran | 40.2 | 2023 |
| 24 |  Benin | 39.7 | 2023 |
| 25 |  The Gambia | 38.3 | 2023 |
| 26 |  Afghanistan | 37.9 | 2023 |
| 27 |  Sudan | 37.6 | 2023 |
| 28 |  Burkina Faso | 37.3 | 2023 |
| 29 |  Republic of the Congo | 36.5 | 2023 |
| 30 |  Rwanda | 36 | 2023 |
| 31 |  DR Congo | 35.8 | 2023 |
| 32 |  Burundi | 35.7 | 2023 |
| 33 |  Mali | 35.5 | 2023 |
| 34 |  Myanmar | 35.1 | 2023 |
| 35 |  Togo | 34.3 | 2023 |
| 36 |  Eritrea | 33.7 | 2023 |
| 37 |  Tajikistan | 33.3 | 2023 |
| 38 |  Central African Republic | 33.3 | 2023 |
| 39 |  Uzbekistan | 32.8 | 2023 |
| 40 |  Jordan | 32.6 | 2023 |
| 41 |  Guinea-Bissau | 32.3 | 2023 |
| 42 |  Syria | 32.1 | 2023 |
| 43 |  China | 32 | 2023 |
| 44 |  Gabon | 31.3 | 2023 |
| 45 |  Turkmenistan | 31.2 | 2023 |
| 46 |  Uganda | 31.2 | 2023 |
| 47 |  Peru | 31.1 | 2023 |
| 48 |  Honduras | 30.7 | 2023 |
| 49 |  Bhutan | 30.1 | 2023 |
| 50 |  Guatemala | 29.7 | 2023 |
| 51 |  El Salvador | 29.6 | 2023 |
| 52 |  Armenia | 28.6 | 2023 |
| 53 |  Ghana | 28.1 | 2023 |
| 54 |  Bolivia | 28.1 | 2023 |
| 55 |  South Africa | 27.7 | 2023 |
| 56 |  Guinea | 27.3 | 2023 |
| 57 |  Lebanon | 26.7 | 2023 |
| 58 |  Lesotho | 26.4 | 2023 |
| 59 |  Türkiye | 26.4 | 2023 |
| 60 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26.1 | 2023 |
| 61 |  Laos | 26 | 2023 |
| 62 |  Vietnam | 24.8 | 2023 |
| 63 |  Ethiopia | 23.8 | 2023 |
| 64 |  Azerbaijan | 23.7 | 2023 |
| 65 |  South Sudan | 23.7 | 2023 |
| 66 |  Thailand | 23.5 | 2023 |
| 67 |  Chile | 23.1 | 2023 |
| 68 |  Sri Lanka | 22.7 | 2023 |
| 69 |  Sierra Leone | 22.5 | 2023 |
| 70 |  West Bank and Gaza | 22.4 | 2023 |
| 71 |  Philippines | 22.2 | 2023 |
| 72 |  Israel | 21.9 | 2023 |
| 73 |  South Korea | 21.9 | 2023 |
| 74 |  North Macedonia | 21.8 | 2023 |
| 75 |  North Korea | 21.8 | 2023 |
| 76 |  Jamaica | 21.7 | 2023 |
| 77 |  Indonesia | 20.8 | 2023 |
| 78 |  Nicaragua | 20.4 | 2023 |
| 79 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 20.4 | 2023 |
| 80 |  Kenya | 20.3 | 2023 |
| 81 |  Zambia | 20.2 | 2023 |
| 82 |  Cabo Verde | 20.2 | 2023 |
| 83 |  Tanzania | 20.2 | 2023 |
| 84 |  Kyrgyzstan | 20.1 | 2023 |
| 85 |  Libya | 20 | 2023 |
| 86 |  Angola | 19.9 | 2023 |
| 87 |  Bulgaria | 19.7 | 2023 |
| 88 |  Kazakhstan | 19.6 | 2023 |
| 89 |  Cambodia | 19.4 | 2023 |
| 90 |  Serbia | 19.3 | 2023 |
| 91 |  Venezuela | 19.2 | 2023 |
| 92 |  Tunisia | 18.9 | 2023 |
| 93 |  Morocco | 18.7 | 2023 |
| 94 |  Ecuador | 18.6 | 2023 |
| 95 |  Georgia | 18.6 | 2023 |
| 96 |  Somalia | 18.5 | 2023 |
| 97 |  Montenegro | 18.5 | 2023 |
| 98 |  Colombia | 18.4 | 2023 |
| 99 |  Liberia | 17.9 | 2023 |
| 100 |  Costa Rica | 17.7 | 2023 |
| 101 |  Guyana | 16.9 | 2023 |
| 102 |  Belize | 16.8 | 2023 |
| 103 |  Eswatini | 16.7 | 2023 |
| 104 |  Malawi | 16.7 | 2023 |
| 105 |  Mexico | 16.6 | 2023 |
| 106 |  Algeria | 16.5 | 2023 |
| 107 |  Poland | 16.5 | 2023 |
| 108 |  Cyprus | 16.1 | 2023 |
| 109 |  Romania | 16 | 2023 |
| 110 |  Malaysia | 15.9 | 2023 |
| 111 |  Haiti | 15.8 | 2023 |
| 112 |  Croatia | 15.8 | 2023 |
| 113 |  Suriname | 15.7 | 2023 |
| 114 |  Albania | 15.5 | 2023 |
| 115 |  Paraguay | 15.3 | 2023 |
| 116 |  Singapore | 15.1 | 2023 |
| 117 |  Panama | 15.1 | 2023 |
| 118 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 15.1 | 2023 |
| 119 |  Zimbabwe | 15 | 2023 |
| 120 |  Moldova | 14.9 | 2023 |
| 121 |  Ukraine | 14.9 | 2023 |
| 122 |  Argentina | 14.3 | 2023 |
| 123 |  Italy | 14.3 | 2023 |
| 124 |  Namibia | 14.2 | 2023 |
| 125 |  Greece | 14.1 | 2023 |
| 126 |  Papua New Guinea | 14.1 | 2023 |
| 127 |  Mauritius | 14.1 | 2023 |
| 128 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 13.8 | 2023 |
| 129 |  Mozambique | 13.7 | 2023 |
| 130 |  Slovakia | 13.7 | 2023 |
| 131 |  Hungary | 13.7 | 2023 |
| 132 |  Dominican Republic | 13.5 | 2023 |
| 133 |  Brazil | 13.4 | 2023 |
| 134 |  Botswana | 13.2 | 2023 |
| 135 |  Latvia | 13 | 2023 |
| 136 |  Czechia | 12.7 | 2023 |
| 137 |  San Marino | 12.7 | 2023 |
| 138 |  Slovenia | 12.6 | 2023 |
| 139 |  Madagascar | 12.4 | 2023 |
| 140 |  Timor-Leste | 12 | 2023 |
| 141 |  Belarus | 12 | 2023 |
| 142 |  Russia | 11.6 | 2023 |
| 143 |  Dominica | 11.5 | 2023 |
| 144 |  Japan | 11.5 | 2023 |
| 145 |  Monaco | 11.4 | 2023 |
| 146 |  Maldives | 11.2 | 2023 |
| 147 |  Grenada | 11 | 2023 |
| 148 |  Barbados | 10.9 | 2023 |
| 149 |  Uruguay | 10.9 | 2023 |
| 150 |  Malta | 10.8 | 2023 |
| 151 |  Lithuania | 10.7 | 2023 |
| 152 |  St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 10.6 | 2023 |
| 153 |  St. Lucia | 10.4 | 2023 |
| 154 |  Comoros | 10.2 | 2023 |
| 155 |  Spain | 10.1 | 2023 |
| 156 |  Austria | 10 | 2023 |
| 157 |  Solomon Islands | 9.8 | 2023 |
| 158 |  United Kingdom | 9.5 | 2023 |
| 159 |  Cuba | 9.4 | 2023 |
| 160 |  Seychelles | 9.3 | 2023 |
| 161 |  Andorra | 8.9 | 2023 |
| 162 |  St. Kitts and Nevis | 8.9 | 2023 |
| 163 |  Germany | 8.8 | 2023 |
| 164 |  Portugal | 8.8 | 2023 |
| 165 |  Netherlands | 8.6 | 2023 |
| 166 |  Belgium | 8.4 | 2023 |
| 167 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 8.4 | 2023 |
| 168 |  Switzerland | 8.3 | 2023 |
| 169 |  France | 8.2 | 2023 |
| 170 |  Puerto Rico | 7.8 | 2023 |
| 171 |  Brunei | 7.6 | 2023 |
| 172 |  Ireland | 7.5 | 2023 |
| 173 |  Denmark | 7.5 | 2023 |
| 174 |  Luxembourg | 7.4 | 2023 |
| 175 |  Vanuatu | 7 | 2023 |
| 176 |  United States | 7 | 2023 |
| 177 |  New Zealand | 6.9 | 2023 |
| 178 |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 6.8 | 2023 |
| 179 |  Canada | 6.6 | 2023 |
| 180 |  Fiji | 6.4 | 2023 |
| 181 |  Australia | 6.4 | 2023 |
| 182 |  Estonia | 5.9 | 2023 |
| 183 |  Norway | 5.5 | 2023 |
| 184 |  Bahamas | 5.3 | 2023 |
| 185 |  Sweden | 5.3 | 2023 |
| 186 |  Tuvalu | 5.2 | 2023 |
| 187 |  Palau | 4.9 | 2023 |
| 188 |  Iceland | 4.9 | 2023 |
| 189 |  Nauru | 4.8 | 2023 |
| 190 |  Tonga | 4.7 | 2023 |
| 191 |  Bermuda | 4.6 | 2023 |
| 192 |  Samoa | 4.6 | 2023 |
| 193 |  Finland | 4.6 | 2023 |
| 194 |  American Samoa | 4.3 | 2023 |
| 195 |  Marshall Islands | 4.1 | 2023 |
| 196 |  Kiribati | 3.9 | 2023 |
| 197 |  Micronesia | 3.5 | 2023 |
| 198 |  Guam | 3.5 | 2023 |
| 199 |  Northern Mariana Islands | 2.7 | 2023 |
| 200 |  Greenland | 1.6 | 2023 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has the highest pm2.5 air pollution (µg/m³) in 2023?
Qatar ranks #1 with pm2.5 air pollution (µg/m³) of 107.8 as of 2023, based on data from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Which country has the lowest pm2.5 air pollution (µg/m³)?
Greenland ranks last (#200) with 1.6 as of 2023.
What is the global median for pm2.5 air pollution (µg/m³)?
The median value is 16.9 (Guyana, ranked #101 out of 200 countries).
How many countries report data for pm2.5 air pollution (µg/m³)?
200 countries have available data for pm2.5 air pollution (µg/m³). Data is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators and updated regularly.
What category does pm2.5 air pollution (µg/m³) belong to?
PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³) is classified under the "Energy & Environment" category. Statistics of the World tracks 337 indicators across 27 categories.
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