Rankings · environment
Countries by air pollution (pm2.5)
Mean annual exposure to fine particulate matter. 200 countries ranked for 2023 (µg/m³).
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| 1 |  Qatar | 107.8 µg/m³ | +10.7% | = |
| 2 |  Saudi Arabia | 73.5 µg/m³ | +0.7% | = |
| 3 |  Bangladesh | 69.3 µg/m³ | +5.8% | = |
| 4 |  Nigeria | 65.7 µg/m³ | +25.9% | ▲ 7 |
| 5 |  Niger | 65.2 µg/m³ | +14.2% | = |
| 6 |  Kuwait | 62.3 µg/m³ | -1.7% | ▼ 2 |
| 7 |  Pakistan | 58.4 µg/m³ | +7.6% | ▲ 1 |
| 8 |  United Arab Emirates | 57.2 µg/m³ | +2.3% | ▼ 2 |
| 9 |  Bahrain | 56.6 µg/m³ | +4.2% | ▼ 2 |
| 10 |  Cameroon | 55.6 µg/m³ | +5.3% | ▼ 1 |
| 11 |  India | 54.1 µg/m³ | +3.4% | ▼ 1 |
| 12 |  Nepal | 53.2 µg/m³ | +6.6% | ▲ 3 |
| 13 |  Iraq | 49.5 µg/m³ | -3.3% | ▲ 1 |
| 14 |  Oman | 46.9 µg/m³ | -1.7% | ▲ 2 |
| 15 |  Yemen | 46.8 µg/m³ | -9.8% | ▼ 3 |
| 16 |  Mauritania | 46.5 µg/m³ | +8.6% | ▲ 5 |
| 17 |  Egypt | 43.1 µg/m³ | -7.5% | = |
| 18 |  Chad | 43 µg/m³ | +0.2% | ▲ 2 |
| 19 |  Mongolia | 42.7 µg/m³ | -5.9% | ▼ 1 |
| 20 |  Equatorial Guinea | 42.2 µg/m³ | +7.4% | ▲ 8 |
| 21 |  Senegal | 41.6 µg/m³ | +15.2% | ▲ 11 |
| 22 |  Djibouti | 40.3 µg/m³ | -8.2% | ▼ 3 |
| 23 |  Iran | 40.2 µg/m³ | +1.0% | ▲ 4 |
| 24 |  Benin | 39.7 µg/m³ | +23.7% | ▲ 15 |
| 25 |  Gambia | 38.3 µg/m³ | +17.8% | ▲ 13 |
| 26 |  Afghanistan | 37.9 µg/m³ | +3.6% | ▲ 4 |
| 27 |  Sudan | 37.6 µg/m³ | -7.6% | ▼ 3 |
| 28 |  Burkina Faso | 37.3 µg/m³ | +4.8% | ▲ 5 |
| 29 |  Republic of the Congo | 36.5 µg/m³ | -9.0% | ▼ 3 |
| 30 |  Rwanda | 36 µg/m³ | -11.3% | ▼ 5 |
| 31 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 35.8 µg/m³ | -13.5% | ▼ 9 |
| 32 |  Burundi | 35.7 µg/m³ | -13.6% | ▼ 9 |
| 33 |  Mali | 35.5 µg/m³ | +5.3% | ▲ 4 |
| 34 |  Myanmar | 35.1 µg/m³ | -2.8% | ▼ 3 |
| 35 |  Togo | 34.3 µg/m³ | +20.4% | ▲ 20 |
| 36 |  Eritrea | 33.7 µg/m³ | -4.5% | ▼ 2 |
| 37 |  Central African Republic | 33.3 µg/m³ | -12.8% | ▼ 8 |
| 38 |  Tajikistan | 33.3 µg/m³ | +12.9% | ▲ 11 |
| 39 |  Uzbekistan | 32.8 µg/m³ | +6.1% | ▲ 6 |
| 40 |  Jordan | 32.6 µg/m³ | +4.2% | ▲ 3 |
| 41 |  Guinea-Bissau | 32.3 µg/m³ | +13.3% | ▲ 11 |
| 42 |  Syria | 32.1 µg/m³ | -6.1% | ▼ 6 |
| 43 |  China | 32 µg/m³ | -38.1% | ▼ 30 |
| 44 |  Gabon | 31.3 µg/m³ | -2.5% | ▼ 4 |
| 45 |  Turkmenistan | 31.2 µg/m³ | +2.3% | ▲ 1 |
| 46 |  Uganda | 31.2 µg/m³ | -9.8% | ▼ 11 |
| 47 |  Peru | 31.1 µg/m³ | +4.7% | = |
| 48 |  Honduras | 30.7 µg/m³ | -4.4% | ▼ 7 |
| 49 |  Bhutan | 30.1 µg/m³ | +5.6% | ▲ 2 |
| 50 |  Guatemala | 29.7 µg/m³ | -7.2% | ▼ 8 |
| 51 |  El Salvador | 29.6 µg/m³ | -5.1% | ▼ 7 |
| 52 |  Armenia | 28.6 µg/m³ | +5.9% | ▲ 8 |
| 53 |  Bolivia | 28.1 µg/m³ | +11.5% | ▲ 13 |
| 54 |  Ghana | 28.1 µg/m³ | +16.1% | ▲ 19 |
| 55 |  South Africa | 27.7 µg/m³ | -2.5% | ▲ 1 |
| 56 |  Guinea | 27.3 µg/m³ | +9.2% | ▲ 13 |
| 57 |  Lebanon | 26.7 µg/m³ | +0.0% | ▲ 5 |
| 58 |  Lesotho | 26.4 µg/m³ | -2.2% | ▲ 3 |
| 59 |  Turkey | 26.4 µg/m³ | -2.6% | = |
| 60 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26.1 µg/m³ | -8.4% | ▼ 10 |
| 61 |  Laos | 26 µg/m³ | -8.8% | ▼ 8 |
| 62 |  Vietnam | 24.8 µg/m³ | -16.2% | ▼ 14 |
| 63 |  Ethiopia | 23.8 µg/m³ | -4.4% | ▲ 7 |
| 64 |  Azerbaijan | 23.7 µg/m³ | -5.6% | ▲ 3 |
| 65 |  South Sudan | 23.7 µg/m³ | -14.7% | ▼ 8 |
| 66 |  Thailand | 23.5 µg/m³ | -13.6% | ▼ 8 |
| 67 |  Chile | 23.1 µg/m³ | +7.9% | ▲ 19 |
| 68 |  Sri Lanka | 22.7 µg/m³ | -13.4% | ▼ 5 |
| 69 |  Sierra Leone | 22.5 µg/m³ | +8.7% | ▲ 20 |
| 70 |  Palestine | 22.4 µg/m³ | +2.8% | ▲ 12 |
| 71 |  Philippines | 22.2 µg/m³ | -1.8% | ▲ 8 |
| 72 |  Israel | 21.9 µg/m³ | +1.4% | ▲ 11 |
| 73 |  South Korea | 21.9 µg/m³ | -12.7% | ▼ 5 |
| 74 |  North Macedonia | 21.8 µg/m³ | -23.5% | ▼ 20 |
| 75 |  North Korea | 21.8 µg/m³ | -11.4% | ▼ 4 |
| 76 |  Jamaica | 21.7 µg/m³ | +9.0% | ▲ 16 |
| 77 |  Indonesia | 20.8 µg/m³ | +7.2% | ▲ 19 |
| 78 |  Ivory Coast | 20.4 µg/m³ | +10.3% | ▲ 24 |
| 79 |  Nicaragua | 20.4 µg/m³ | -3.3% | ▲ 9 |
| 80 |  Kenya | 20.3 µg/m³ | -4.7% | ▲ 7 |
| 81 |  Cabo Verde | 20.2 µg/m³ | +18.8% | ▲ 39 |
| 82 |  United Republic of Tanzania | 20.2 µg/m³ | -12.6% | ▼ 7 |
| 83 |  Zambia | 20.2 µg/m³ | -8.6% | ▼ 3 |
| 84 |  Kyrgyzstan | 20.1 µg/m³ | -7.8% | ▼ 3 |
| 85 |  Libya | 20 µg/m³ | -23.1% | ▼ 21 |
| 86 |  Angola | 19.9 µg/m³ | -11.9% | ▼ 8 |
| 87 |  Bulgaria | 19.7 µg/m³ | -17.2% | ▼ 13 |
| 88 |  Kazakhstan | 19.6 µg/m³ | -8.8% | ▼ 3 |
| 89 |  Cambodia | 19.4 µg/m³ | -10.2% | ▼ 5 |
| 90 |  Republic of Serbia | 19.3 µg/m³ | -20.6% | ▼ 18 |
| 91 |  Venezuela | 19.2 µg/m³ | -6.8% | ▼ 1 |
| 92 |  Tunisia | 18.9 µg/m³ | +8.6% | ▲ 22 |
| 93 |  Morocco | 18.7 µg/m³ | +8.1% | ▲ 24 |
| 94 |  Ecuador | 18.6 µg/m³ | +2.8% | ▲ 14 |
| 95 |  Georgia | 18.6 µg/m³ | +0.5% | ▲ 10 |
| 96 |  Montenegro | 18.5 µg/m³ | -19.2% | ▼ 20 |
| 97 |  Somalia | 18.5 µg/m³ | -5.6% | ▼ 3 |
| 98 |  Colombia | 18.4 µg/m³ | -0.5% | ▲ 5 |
| 99 |  Liberia | 17.9 µg/m³ | +3.5% | ▲ 17 |
| 100 |  Costa Rica | 17.7 µg/m³ | -7.3% | ▼ 1 |
| 101 |  Guyana | 16.9 µg/m³ | +0.6% | ▲ 21 |
| 102 |  Belize | 16.8 µg/m³ | -2.9% | ▲ 13 |
| 103 |  Malawi | 16.7 µg/m³ | -11.6% | ▼ 2 |
| 104 |  Eswatini | 16.7 µg/m³ | -4.6% | ▲ 9 |
| 105 |  Mexico | 16.6 µg/m³ | -5.7% | ▲ 6 |
| 106 |  Algeria | 16.5 µg/m³ | +8.6% | ▲ 27 |
| 107 |  Poland | 16.5 µg/m³ | -27.9% | ▼ 30 |
| 108 |  Cyprus | 16.1 µg/m³ | -13.0% | ▼ 4 |
| 109 |  Romania | 16 µg/m³ | -12.1% | ▼ 2 |
| 110 |  Malaysia | 15.9 µg/m³ | -19.3% | ▼ 17 |
| 111 |  Croatia | 15.8 µg/m³ | -19.0% | ▼ 16 |
| 112 |  Haiti | 15.8 µg/m³ | +4.6% | ▲ 24 |
| 113 |  Suriname | 15.7 µg/m³ | +0.6% | ▲ 16 |
| 114 |  Albania | 15.5 µg/m³ | -14.8% | ▼ 8 |
| 115 |  Paraguay | 15.3 µg/m³ | +25.4% | ▲ 38 |
| 116 |  Panama | 15.1 µg/m³ | -1.9% | ▲ 15 |
| 117 |  Singapore | 15.1 µg/m³ | -40.8% | ▼ 52 |
| 118 |  São Tomé and Principe | 15.1 µg/m³ | -7.4% | ▲ 7 |
| 119 |  Zimbabwe | 15 µg/m³ | -13.3% | ▼ 1 |
| 120 |  Moldova | 14.9 µg/m³ | -15.3% | ▼ 10 |
| 121 |  Ukraine | 14.9 µg/m³ | -21.6% | ▼ 21 |
| 122 |  Argentina | 14.3 µg/m³ | -2.1% | ▲ 16 |
| 123 |  Italy | 14.3 µg/m³ | -18.3% | ▼ 11 |
| 124 |  Namibia | 14.2 µg/m³ | -16.5% | ▼ 3 |
| 125 |  Greece | 14.1 µg/m³ | -6.6% | ▲ 10 |
| 126 |  Mauritius | 14.1 µg/m³ | -7.2% | ▲ 8 |
| 127 |  Papua New Guinea | 14.1 µg/m³ | -8.4% | ▲ 5 |
| 128 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 13.8 µg/m³ | +1.5% | ▲ 18 |
| 129 |  Hungary | 13.7 µg/m³ | -28.6% | ▼ 31 |
| 130 |  Mozambique | 13.7 µg/m³ | -14.4% | ▼ 4 |
| 131 |  Slovakia | 13.7 µg/m³ | -32.2% | ▼ 40 |
| 132 |  Dominican Republic | 13.5 µg/m³ | +11.6% | ▲ 22 |
| 133 |  Brazil | 13.4 µg/m³ | +1.5% | ▲ 15 |
| 134 |  Botswana | 13.2 µg/m³ | -21.0% | ▼ 11 |
| 135 |  Latvia | 13 µg/m³ | -24.0% | ▼ 16 |
| 136 |  Czechia | 12.7 µg/m³ | -33.9% | ▼ 39 |
| 137 |  San Marino | 12.7 µg/m³ | -14.2% | = |
| 138 |  Slovenia | 12.6 µg/m³ | -24.1% | ▼ 14 |
| 139 |  Madagascar | 12.4 µg/m³ | -13.3% | ▲ 2 |
| 140 |  Belarus | 12 µg/m³ | -33.0% | ▼ 31 |
| 141 |  Timor-Leste | 12 µg/m³ | +0.0% | ▲ 14 |
| 142 |  Russia | 11.6 µg/m³ | -18.3% | = |
| 143 |  Dominica | 11.5 µg/m³ | +13.9% | ▲ 17 |
| 144 |  Japan | 11.5 µg/m³ | -11.5% | ▲ 5 |
| 145 |  Monaco | 11.4 µg/m³ | -17.4% | ▼ 2 |
| 146 |  Maldives | 11.2 µg/m³ | -12.5% | ▲ 4 |
| 147 |  Grenada | 11 µg/m³ | +10.0% | ▲ 15 |
| 148 |  Barbados | 10.9 µg/m³ | +10.1% | ▲ 15 |
| 149 |  Uruguay | 10.9 µg/m³ | -7.6% | ▲ 8 |
| 150 |  Malta | 10.8 µg/m³ | -11.5% | ▲ 2 |
| 151 |  Lithuania | 10.7 µg/m³ | -31.4% | ▼ 23 |
| 152 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10.6 µg/m³ | +11.6% | ▲ 13 |
| 153 |  Saint Lucia | 10.4 µg/m³ | +9.5% | ▲ 11 |
| 154 |  Comoros | 10.2 µg/m³ | -13.6% | ▲ 2 |
| 155 |  Spain | 10.1 µg/m³ | -1.9% | ▲ 4 |
| 156 |  Austria | 10 µg/m³ | -35.5% | ▼ 26 |
| 157 |  Solomon Islands | 9.8 µg/m³ | -8.4% | ▲ 1 |
| 158 |  United Kingdom | 9.5 µg/m³ | -24.0% | ▼ 7 |
| 159 |  Cuba | 9.4 µg/m³ | +0.0% | ▲ 7 |
| 160 |  Seychelles | 9.3 µg/m³ | -7.9% | ▲ 1 |
| 161 |  Andorra | 8.9 µg/m³ | -4.3% | ▲ 6 |
| 162 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8.9 µg/m³ | +9.9% | ▲ 13 |
| 163 |  Germany | 8.8 µg/m³ | -35.3% | ▼ 19 |
| 164 |  Portugal | 8.8 µg/m³ | -3.3% | ▲ 6 |
| 165 |  Netherlands | 8.6 µg/m³ | -36.8% | ▼ 20 |
| 166 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 8.4 µg/m³ | +7.7% | ▲ 10 |
| 167 |  Belgium | 8.4 µg/m³ | -46.5% | ▼ 40 |
| 168 |  Switzerland | 8.3 µg/m³ | -37.6% | ▼ 21 |
| 169 |  France | 8.2 µg/m³ | -42.7% | ▼ 30 |
| 170 |  Puerto Rico | 7.8 µg/m³ | +20.0% | ▲ 10 |
| 171 |  Brunei | 7.6 µg/m³ | -8.4% | ▲ 3 |
| 172 |  Denmark | 7.5 µg/m³ | -18.5% | ▼ 4 |
| 173 |  Ireland | 7.5 µg/m³ | -17.6% | ▼ 4 |
| 174 |  Luxembourg | 7.4 µg/m³ | -48.3% | ▼ 34 |
| 175 |  United States | 7 µg/m³ | -16.7% | ▼ 2 |
| 176 |  Vanuatu | 7 µg/m³ | -17.6% | ▼ 5 |
| 177 |  New Zealand | 6.9 µg/m³ | +3.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 178 |  United States Virgin Islands | 6.8 µg/m³ | +17.2% | ▲ 10 |
| 179 |  Canada | 6.6 µg/m³ | -7.0% | ▼ 2 |
| 180 |  Australia | 6.4 µg/m³ | +6.7% | ▲ 4 |
| 181 |  Fiji | 6.4 µg/m³ | +1.6% | ▲ 1 |
| 182 |  Estonia | 5.9 µg/m³ | -29.8% | ▼ 10 |
| 183 |  Norway | 5.5 µg/m³ | -22.5% | ▼ 5 |
| 184 |  The Bahamas | 5.3 µg/m³ | +8.2% | ▲ 5 |
| 185 |  Sweden | 5.3 µg/m³ | -15.9% | ▼ 2 |
| 186 |  Tuvalu | 5.2 µg/m³ | -11.9% | ▼ 1 |
| 187 |  Iceland | 4.9 µg/m³ | +2.1% | ▲ 5 |
| 188 |  Palau | 4.9 µg/m³ | -15.5% | ▼ 1 |
| 189 |  Nauru | 4.8 µg/m³ | -17.2% | ▼ 3 |
| 190 |  Tonga | 4.7 µg/m³ | +2.2% | ▲ 4 |
| 191 |  Bermuda | 4.6 µg/m³ | -4.2% | = |
| 192 |  Finland | 4.6 µg/m³ | -27.0% | ▼ 11 |
| 193 |  Samoa | 4.6 µg/m³ | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 194 |  American Samoa | 4.3 µg/m³ | +2.4% | ▲ 3 |
| 195 |  Marshall Islands | 4.1 µg/m³ | -16.3% | ▼ 5 |
| 196 |  Kiribati | 3.9 µg/m³ | -15.2% | ▼ 3 |
| 197 |  Federated States of Micronesia | 3.5 µg/m³ | -18.6% | ▼ 1 |
| 198 |  Guam | 3.5 µg/m³ | -14.6% | = |
| 199 |  Northern Mariana Islands | 2.7 µg/m³ | -25.0% | = |
| 200 |  Greenland | 1.6 µg/m³ | -11.1% | = |
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