PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure
Region:
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the
Costa Rica
Cote D'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Europe
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guam
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Republic of
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia, Federated States of
Moldova, Republic of
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Northern Mariana Islands
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palestinian Territory, Occupied
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syrian Arab Republic
Tajikistan
Tanzania, United Republic of
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Viet Nam
Virgin Islands, British
World / Other
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Arab World
Caribbean Small States
Central Europe and the Baltics
Early-demographic dividend
East Asia and Pacific
East Asia and Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia and Pacific (IDA and IBRD)
Europe and Central Asia
Europe and Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe and Central Asia (IDA and IBRD)
Fragile and conflict affected situations
Heavily Indebted Poor Countries
High Income Countries
IBRD only
IDA and IBRD total
IDA blend
IDA only
IDA total
Late-demographic dividend
Latin America and Caribbean
Latin America and Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America and Caribbean (IDA and IBRD)
Least developed countries: UN classification
Low and Middle Income Countries
Low Income Countries
Lower Middle Income Countries
Middle East and North Africa
Middle East and North Africa (excluding high income)
Middle East and North Africa (IDA and IBRD)
Middle Income Countries
North America
OECD Members
Other Small States
Pacific Island Small States
Post-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend
Small States
South Asia
South Asia (IDA and IBRD)
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA and IBRD)
Upper Middle Income Countries
Frequency:
Annual
Units:
micrograms per cubic meter
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Source
Organisation: World Bank
Publication: Environment: Emissions
Series: EN.ATM.PM25.MC.M3
Details: Population-weighted exposure to ambient PM2.5 pollution is defined as the average level of exposure of a nation's population to concentrations of suspended particles measuring less than 2.5 microns in aerodynamic diameter, which are capable of penetrating deep into the respiratory tract and causing severe health damage. Exposure is calculated by weighting mean annual concentrations of PM2.5 by population in both urban and rural areas.
Last Updated: Monday, October 28, 2019
Download Page: https://data.worldbank.org
Download Url: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.ATM.PM25.MC.M3
Period: 1990 - 2017
Date Accessed: Friday, March 6, 2020
Annual micrograms per cubic meter
1990 39.8321905429144
1995 39.8585225587111
2000 39.65523860626
2005 37.7530448430849
2010 37.1940265328788
2011 37.9208879548834
2012 38.5124009785527
2013 37.2289946202124
2014 36.4247581531262
2015 41.4129562303926
2016 40.5047422699581
2017 40.7180623516662