Environment > Emissions > PM10 > Country level > Micrograms per cubic meter: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Particulate matter concentrations refer to fine suspended particulates less than 10 microns in diameter (PM10) that are capable of penetrating deep into the respiratory tract and causing significant health damage. Data for countries and aggregates for regions and income groups are urban-population weighted PM10 levels in residential areas of cities with more than 100,000 residents. The estimates represent the average annual exposure level of the average urban resident to outdoor particulate matter. The state of a country's technology and pollution controls is an important determinant of particulate matter concentrations.".

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	UruguayUruguay	174.67	2006
2	SudanSudan	165.03	2006
3	MaliMali	151.95	2006
4	BangladeshBangladesh	135.43	2006
5	NigerNiger	132.23	2006
6	United Arab EmiratesUAE	127.11	2006
7	PakistanPakistan	120.26	2006
8	IraqIraq	115.25	2006
9	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	112.91	2006
10	MongoliaMongolia	110.45	2006
11	ChadChad	109.4	2006
12	OmanOman	108.36	2006
13	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	100.96	2006
14	KuwaitKuwait	97.31	2006
15	SenegalSenegal	95.01	2006
16	BoliviaBolivia	94.06	2006
17	LibyaLibya	87.63	2006
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	86.69	2006
18	MauritaniaMauritania	86.42	2006
19	The GambiaThe Gambia	85.81	2006
20	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	84.44	2006
21	IndonesiaIndonesia	82.88	2006
22	Sri LankaSri Lanka	82.12	2006
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	78.39	2006
23	ParaguayParaguay	77.21	2006
24	SyriaSyria	74.76	2006
25	ArgentinaArgentina	73.11	2006
26	ChinaChina	73.01	2006
	Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile)	71.95	2006
27	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	71.9	2006
	Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	71.79	2006
28	AlgeriaAlgeria	71.01	2006
29	ThailandThailand	70.9	2006
	failed states averagefailed states average (profile)	70.73	2006
30	GuineaGuinea	70.25	2006
31	New CaledoniaNew Caledonia	68.94	2006
32	EthiopiaEthiopia	67.74	2006
33	BahrainBahrain	67.7	2006
34	BotswanaBotswana	67.1	2006
35	AngolaAngola	65.85	2006
36	IndiaIndia	64.92	2006
37	Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the	63.84	2006
38	GuatemalaGuatemala	62.03	2006
39	CameroonCameroon	61.96	2006
	Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile)	61.43	2006
40	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	60.07	2006
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	59.53	2006
41	ArmeniaArmenia	59.45	2006
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	57.96	2006
42	BurmaBurma	57.72	2006
43	BulgariaBulgaria	57.41	2006
44	EritreaEritrea	56.22	2006
45	VietnamVietnam	55.32	2006
46	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	55.02	2006
47	UzbekistanUzbekistan	54.55	2006
48	PeruPeru	54.48	2006
49	BruneiBrunei	54.04	2006
	Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile)	52.51	2006
50	QatarQatar	51.25	2006
	Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile)	50.72	2006
51	TajikistanTajikistan	49.98	2006
52	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	49.76	2006
53	LaosLaos	48.84	2006
	Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile)	47.91	2006
54	ChileChile	47.8	2006
	Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile)	47.33	2006
55	NamibiaNamibia	47.17	2006
56	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	46.76	2006
57	GeorgiaGeorgia	46.51	2006
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	46.03	2006
58	BeninBenin	46	2006
59	CambodiaCambodia	45.7	2006
60	DjiboutiDjibouti	45.36	2006
61	NigeriaNigeria	44.99	2006
62	JordanJordan	44.68	2006
63	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	44.02	2006
64	AlbaniaAlbania	43.9	2006
65	CyprusCyprus	43.58	2006
66	JamaicaJamaica	43.31	2006
67	HondurasHonduras	43.07	2006
	Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile)	41.84	2006
68	SingaporeSingapore	40.87	2006
69	LesothoLesotho	40.86	2006
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	39.99	2006
70	LiberiaLiberia	39.99	2006
71	ZambiaZambia	39.84	2006
72	TurkeyTurkey	39.72	2006
73	BarbadosBarbados	39.67	2006
74	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	39.27	2006
75	Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands	38.85	2002
76	PolandPoland	37.37	2006
77	HaitiHaiti	37	2006
78	The BahamasThe Bahamas	36.97	2002
79	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	36.52	2006
80	MexicoMexico	36.45	2006
81	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	36.42	2006
82	KenyaKenya	36.4	2006
83	LebanonLebanon	36.36	2006
84	Costa RicaCosta Rica	36.25	2006
85	MoldovaMoldova	36.1	2006
86	GreeceGreece	35.97	2006
87	TogoTogo	35.28	2006
88	PanamaPanama	35.04	2006
89	NepalNepal	34.47	2006
90	GhanaGhana	34.46	2006
91	MadagascarMadagascar	33.84	2006
92	NetherlandsNetherlands	33.71	2006
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	33.61	2006
93	El SalvadorEl Salvador	33.26	2006
94	ComorosComoros	33.19	2006
95	MalawiMalawi	33.08	2006
	Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile)	33.07	2006
96	AustriaAustria	33.03	2006
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	32.99	2006
97	SwazilandSwaziland	32.84	2006
	Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile)	32.8	2006
98	LiechtensteinLiechtenstein	31.96	2006
=99	MaldivesMaldives	31.61	2006
=99	SpainSpain	31.61	2006
101	IsraelIsrael	31.47	2006
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	31.45	2006
102	SomaliaSomalia	31.34	2006
103	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	30.57	2006
=104	CroatiaCroatia	30.49	2006
=104	GuyanaGuyana	30.49	2006
106	TunisiaTunisia	30.09	2006
107	SloveniaSlovenia	30.05	2006
108	Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles	29.77	2002
109	JapanJapan	29.64	2006
110	BurundiBurundi	29.04	2006
111	MozambiqueMozambique	28	2006
112	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	27.85	2006
113	SurinameSuriname	27.64	2006
114	NicaraguaNicaragua	27.55	2006
	Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile)	27.16	2006
115	ZimbabweZimbabwe	26.81	2006
116	ItalyItaly	26.71	2006
117	BhutanBhutan	26.17	2006
	Europe averageEurope average (profile)	26.12	2006
118	RwandaRwanda	26.02	2006
119	DominicaDominica	25.75	2006
120	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	25.51	2006
121	TanzaniaTanzania	25.39	2006
122	AndorraAndorra	25.2	2006
123	EcuadorEcuador	24.76	2006
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	24.49	2006
124	Cayman IslandsCayman Islands	24.17	2002
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	24.02	2006
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	23.8	2006
125	BrazilBrazil	23.34	2006
126	PortugalPortugal	23.33	2006
127	MalaysiaMalaysia	22.89	2006
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	22.85	2006
128	PhilippinesPhilippines	22.83	2006
129	BelgiumBelgium	22.47	2006
130	European UnionEuropean Union	22.43	2006
131	ColombiaColombia	22.41	2006
132	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	22.2	2006
133	FijiFiji	21.61	2006
134	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	21.45	2006
135	United StatesUnited States	21.34	2006
136	MoroccoMorocco	21.02	2006
137	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	20.95	2006
138	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	20.94	2006
=139	South AfricaSouth Africa	20.54	2006
=139	UkraineUkraine	20.54	2006
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	20.38	2006
141	GrenadaGrenada	20.05	2006
142	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	19.54	2006
143	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	19	2006
144	LithuaniaLithuania	18.99	2006
145	KazakhstanKazakhstan	18.78	2006
146	DenmarkDenmark	18.68	2006
147	HungaryHungary	18.64	2006
148	GermanyGermany	18.58	2006
149	IcelandIceland	18.25	2006
150	FinlandFinland	17.8	2006
151	RussiaRussia	17.74	2006
152	VanuatuVanuatu	17.7	2006
153	MauritiusMauritius	17.6	2006
154	CubaCuba	17.48	2006
155	CanadaCanada	17.39	2006
156	IrelandIreland	15.6	2006
157	LatviaLatvia	15.55	2006
158	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	15.49	2006
159	SlovakiaSlovakia	15.44	2006
160	AustraliaAustralia	15.39	2006
161	Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+	15.36	2006
162	BelizeBelize	15.06	2006
163	NorwayNorway	14.8	2006
164	LuxembourgLuxembourg	14.68	2006
165	RomaniaRomania	14.49	2006
166	New ZealandNew Zealand	14.35	2006
167	Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands	14.23	2006
168	FranceFrance	13.48	2006
169	EstoniaEstonia	12.95	2006
170	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	12.16	2006
171	UgandaUganda	11.87	2006
172	SwedenSweden	11.62	2006
173	VenezuelaVenezuela	10.54	2006
174	San MarinoSan Marino	9.38	2006
175	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	8	2006
176	GabonGabon	7.52	2006
177	BelarusBelarus	6.48	2006

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