Air pollution: fine particles (PM2.5), population-weighted yearly mean, satellite-derived estimate (SatPM)

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Air pollution: fine particles (PM2.5), population-weighted yearly mean, satellite-derived estimate (SatPM): latest reading for 242 geographies, with the period of each. Source: Washington University in St. Louis, Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group.
#Country or areaValue (micrograms per cubic metre)PeriodHistory
1QatarQAT75.52024History
2BangladeshBGD65.02024History
3KuwaitKWT57.32024History
4United Arab EmiratesARE55.72024History
5PakistanPAK53.82024History
6CameroonCMR51.52024History
7Saudi ArabiaSAU50.42024History
8NigeriaNGA50.02024History
9IraqIRQ48.82024History
10BahrainBHR48.12024History
11NigerNER47.92024History
12IndiaIND44.22024History
13RwandaRWA41.82024History
14EgyptEGY41.32024History
15DR CongoCOD41.22024History
16NepalNPL40.72024History
17BoliviaBOL40.62024History
18BurundiBDI40.42024History
19Republic of the CongoCOG40.32024History
20AfghanistanAFG40.02024History
21ChadTCD39.22024History
22MongoliaMNG38.22024History
23IranIRN37.72024History
24UgandaUGA37.32024History
25SenegalSEN36.52024History
26The GambiaGMB35.72024History
27Equatorial GuineaGNQ35.42024History
28BeninBEN35.32024History
29MauritaniaMRT35.22024History
30YemenYEM35.02024History
31Burkina FasoBFA34.62024History
32OmanOMN34.12024History
33JordanJOR32.62024History
34TajikistanTJK32.62024History
35Central African RepublicCAF32.32024History
36GabonGAB32.22024History
37ArmeniaARM31.82024History
38HondurasHND31.62024History
39ChinaCHN31.32024History
40MyanmarMMR31.22024History
41DjiboutiDJI31.12024History
42MaliMLI31.02024History
43TogoTGO31.02024History
44SyriaSYR30.82024History
45El SalvadorSLV30.72024History
46UzbekistanUZB30.02024History
47TurkmenistanTKM29.12024History
48Guinea-BissauGNB29.02024History
49SudanSDN28.82024History
50GhanaGHA28.22024History
51GuatemalaGTM27.72024History
52PeruPER27.62024History
53LaosLAO27.02024History
54LebanonLBN26.22024History
55AngolaAGO26.12024History
56TürkiyeTUR25.62024History
57VietnamVNM25.62024History
58ZambiaZMB25.42024History
59Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH25.22024History
60EritreaERI25.02024History
61BhutanBTN24.72024History
62TanzaniaTZA24.62024History
63LesothoLSO24.52024History
64South AfricaZAF24.42024History
65South SudanSSD24.12024History
66GuineaGIN23.92024History
67AzerbaijanAZE23.72024History
68ThailandTHA23.32024History
69ChileCHL23.22024History
70West Bank and GazaPSE23.22024History
71PhilippinesPHL23.12024History
72KenyaKEN22.02024History
73MalawiMWI21.82024History
74GeorgiaGEO21.52024History
75ParaguayPRY21.32024History
76North KoreaPRK21.22024History
77South KoreaKOR21.02024History
78North MacedoniaMKD20.72024History
79Sri LankaLKA20.72024History
80BulgariaBGR20.62024History
81NicaraguaNIC20.52024History
82IsraelISR20.42024History
83Costa RicaCRI20.32024History
84Côte d'IvoireCIV20.22024History
85EthiopiaETH20.22024History
86Sierra LeoneSLE20.22024History
87TunisiaTUN20.22024History
88ZimbabweZWE20.12024History
89EswatiniSWZ20.02024History
90MacaoMAC19.72024History
91ESH19.52024History
92CambodiaKHM19.02024History
93IndonesiaIDN18.52024History
94MexicoMEX18.32024History
95EcuadorECU17.72024History
96JamaicaJAM17.62024History
97SerbiaSRB17.62024History
98MoroccoMAR17.42024History
99LiberiaLBR17.22024History
100MontenegroMNE17.22024History
101LibyaLBY17.12024History
102Cabo VerdeCPV17.02024History
103KyrgyzstanKGZ17.02024History
104MozambiqueMOZ17.02024History
105AlbaniaALB16.92024History
106BotswanaBWA16.72024History
107CyprusCYP16.62024History
108TaiwanTWN16.62024History
109KazakhstanKAZ16.02024History
110KosovoXKX15.92024History
111Hong KongHKG15.82024History
112VenezuelaVEN15.82024History
113PolandPOL15.62024History
114Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP15.62024History
115NamibiaNAM15.52024History
116BrazilBRA15.32024History
117MalaysiaMYS15.32024History
118ItalyITA15.22024History
119ColombiaCOL15.12024History
120GreeceGRC15.12024History
121Cayman IslandsCYM15.02024History
122GuyanaGUY14.82024History
123PanamaPAN14.72024History
124CroatiaHRV14.62024History
125ArgentinaARG14.52024History
126AlgeriaDZA14.42024History
127BelizeBLZ14.42024History
128RomaniaROU14.32024History
129UkraineUKR14.22024History
130HaitiHTI14.02024History
131SloveniaSVN13.52024History
132SurinameSUR13.52024History
133Trinidad and TobagoTTO13.52024History
134VAT13.52024History
135HungaryHUN13.42024History
136SlovakiaSVK13.22024History
137MauritiusMUS13.02024History
138BelarusBLR12.92024History
139GUF12.92024History
140RussiaRUS12.92024History
141San MarinoSMR12.92024History
142LatviaLVA12.72024History
143GibraltarGIB12.62024History
144MoldovaMDA12.62024History
145Dominican RepublicDOM12.32024History
146SingaporeSGP12.22024History
147CzechiaCZE12.12024History
148CuraçaoCUW12.02024History
149UruguayURY11.92024History
150MTQ11.82024History
151LithuaniaLTU11.62024History
152MadagascarMDG11.62024History
153SomaliaSOM11.52024History
154BarbadosBRB11.22024History
155MaltaMLT11.12024History
156Papua New GuineaPNG11.02024History
157ArubaABW10.92024History
158Timor-LesteTLS10.82024History
159MaldivesMDV10.72024History
160MonacoMCO10.72024History
161GrenadaGRD10.62024History
162ComorosCOM10.52024History
163JapanJPN10.52024History
164PortugalPRT10.52024History
165LiechtensteinLIE10.42024History
166St. LuciaLCA10.42024History
167AustriaAUT10.32024History
168St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT10.22024History
169SpainESP10.02024History
170BES9.92024History
171CubaCUB9.92024History
172MYT9.82024History
173FLK9.72024History
174NetherlandsNLD9.62024History
175BelgiumBEL9.32024History
176GLP9.32024History
177DominicaDMA9.12024History
178GermanyDEU9.12024History
179DenmarkDNK9.02024History
180SwitzerlandCHE9.02024History
181BruneiBRN8.92024History
182FranceFRA8.92024History
183United KingdomGBR8.82024History
184AndorraAND8.72024History
185LuxembourgLUX8.42024History
186Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA8.42024History
187JEY8.12024History
188Antigua and BarbudaATG7.82024History
189MontserratMSR7.62024History
190United StatesUSA7.52024History
191GGY7.42024History
192IrelandIRL7.42024History
193Puerto RicoPRI7.32024History
194CanadaCAN7.02024History
195New ZealandNZL7.02024History
196Solomon IslandsSLB7.02024History
197SeychellesSYC6.92024History
198St. Kitts and NevisKNA6.82024History
199EstoniaEST6.72024History
200NorwayNOR6.72024History
201Sint MaartenSXM6.72024History
202BLM6.62024History
203Saint MartinMAF6.62024History
204Isle of ManIMN6.52024History
205AnguillaAIA6.12024History
206U.S. Virgin IslandsVIR6.12024History
207VanuatuVUT5.82024History
208British Virgin IslandsVGB5.72024History
209FijiFJI5.72024History
210SwedenSWE5.72024History
211AustraliaAUS5.42024History
212FinlandFIN5.42024History
213BahamasBHS5.22024History
214SPM5.12024History
215REU5.02024History
216New CaledoniaNCL4.92024History
217IcelandISL4.62024History
218TuvaluTUV4.52024History
219ALA4.32024History
220SamoaWSM4.12024History
221SHN4.12024History
222CCK4.02024History
223Faroe IslandsFRO4.02024History
224TKL4.02024History
225WLF4.02024History
226BermudaBMU3.92024History
227American SamoaASM3.82024History
228NauruNRU3.82024History
229TongaTON3.82024History
230CXR3.72024History
231KiribatiKIR3.72024History
232French PolynesiaPYF3.62024History
233NFK3.52024History
234COK3.32024History
235PalauPLW3.32024History
236NIU3.22024History
237PCN3.12024History
238Marshall IslandsMHL2.82024History
239MicronesiaFSM2.32024History
240GuamGUM1.92024History
241Northern Mariana IslandsMNP1.52024History
242GreenlandGRL1.12024History

Source: Washington University in St. Louis, Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group. 242 geographies, periods 2024-01-01 to 2024-01-01. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.

Source: SatPM V5.GL.06, Washington University in St. Louis (van Donkelaar et al. 2021), CC BY 4.0.

Licence: CC-BY-4.0. Reuse remains subject to the source terms. Publisher page: https://www.satpm.org/

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