Environment > Pollution > PM10, country level > Micrograms per cubic meter: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: PM10, country level (micrograms per cubic meter). 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	SudanSudan	136.75	2010
2	BangladeshBangladesh	114.97	2010
3	UruguayUruguay	112.01	2010
4	MaliMali	110.6	2010
5	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	97.21	2010
6	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	96.31	2010
7	MongoliaMongolia	95.65	2010
8	NigerNiger	95.62	2010
9	OmanOman	95.01	2010
10	PakistanPakistan	91.13	2010
11	KuwaitKuwait	90.7	2010
12	United Arab EmiratesUAE	89.39	2010
13	IraqIraq	88.38	2010
14	ChadChad	82.61	2010
15	EgyptEgypt	77.85	2010
16	SenegalSenegal	77.1	2010
17	AlgeriaAlgeria	69.34	2010
18	MauritaniaMauritania	68.05	2010
19	LibyaLibya	65.3	2010
20	Sri LankaSri Lanka	64.77	2010
21	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	64.61	2010
22	ParaguayParaguay	63.62	2010
23	BotswanaBotswana	63.51	2010
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	61.91	2010
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	61.6	2010
24	EritreaEritrea	60.63	2010
25	IndonesiaIndonesia	60.14	2010
26	The GambiaThe Gambia	60.08	2010
27	CameroonCameroon	59.16	2010
28	ChinaChina	58.86	2010
29	AngolaAngola	57.79	2010
30	ArgentinaArgentina	56.76	2010
31	Republic of the CongoCongo Rep.	56.64	2010
32	BoliviaBolivia	56.64	2010
	Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	55.76	2010
33	IranIran	55.62	2010
	Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile)	54.91	2010
34	GuineaGuinea	54.84	2010
35	SyriaSyria	54.27	2010
36	VietnamVietnam	53.74	2010
	failed states averagefailed states average (profile)	53.16	2010
37	ThailandThailand	52.6	2010
38	IndiaIndia	51.98	2010
39	North KoreaNorth Korea	51.72	2010
40	GuatemalaGuatemala	51.45	2010
41	GeorgiaGeorgia	49.37	2010
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	48.59	2010
	Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile)	48.47	2010
42	BeninBenin	48.45	2010
43	New CaledoniaNew Caledonia	48.02	2010
44	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	47.69	2010
45	EthiopiaEthiopia	47.22	2010
46	ChileChile	46.22	2010
47	LaosLaos	44.72	2010
48	PanamaPanama	44.6	2010
49	ArmeniaArmenia	44.52	2010
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	44.36	2010
50	BahrainBahrain	44.06	2010
51	BruneiBrunei	43.65	2010
	Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile)	42.54	2010
52	PeruPeru	42.48	2010
53	NamibiaNamibia	42.16	2010
54	CambodiaCambodia	41.92	2010
55	BulgariaBulgaria	40.27	2010
56	BurmaBurma	39.84	2010
	Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile)	39.51	2010
	Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile)	39	2010
57	LesothoLesotho	38.44	2010
58	AlbaniaAlbania	38.39	2010
59	NigeriaNigeria	37.93	2010
	Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile)	36.65	2010
60	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	36.32	2010
61	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	36.2	2010
62	MoldovaMoldova	35.73	2010
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	35.67	2010
63	BarbadosBarbados	35.29	2010
64	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	35.22	2010
65	TurkeyTurkey	35.09	2010
66	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	35.05	2010
67	HaitiHaiti	34.72	2010
68	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	34.59	2010
69	YemenYemen	34.41	2010
70	ZimbabweZimbabwe	33.98	2010
71	HondurasHonduras	33.61	2010
	Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile)	33.6	2010
72	PolandPoland	32.93	2010
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	31.7	2010
73	UzbekistanUzbekistan	31.01	2010
74	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	30.8	2010
75	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	30.77	2010
76	LiberiaLiberia	30.75	2010
77	South KoreaSouth Korea	30.26	2010
78	NetherlandsNetherlands	29.98	2010
79	KenyaKenya	29.87	2010
80	JordanJordan	29.85	2010
81	ComorosComoros	29.83	2010
82	MexicoMexico	29.81	2010
83	AfghanistanAfghanistan	29.76	2010
84	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	29.5	2010
85	MalawiMalawi	29.48	2010
86	SwazilandSwaziland	29.33	2010
87	TajikistanTajikistan	29.06	2010
88	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	28.45	2010
89	El SalvadorEl Salvador	28.28	2010
	Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile)	28.24	2010
90	DjiboutiDjibouti	28.14	2010
91	MadagascarMadagascar	27.97	2010
92	MaldivesMaldives	27.58	2010
93	AustriaAustria	27.39	2010
94	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	27.34	2010
95	GreeceGreece	27.33	2010
	Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile)	27.21	2010
96	JamaicaJamaica	27.18	2010
97	Costa RicaCosta Rica	27.14	2010
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	26.88	2010
98	ZambiaZambia	26.87	2010
99	TogoTogo	26.86	2010
100	NepalNepal	26.78	2010
101	CyprusCyprus	26.73	2010
102	SomaliaSomalia	25.94	2010
103	SloveniaSlovenia	25.59	2010
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	25.38	2010
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	25.22	2010
104	LebanonLebanon	24.87	2010
105	JapanJapan	24.07	2010
106	LiechtensteinLiechtenstein	23.96	2010
107	BurundiBurundi	23.92	2010
108	SpainSpain	23.72	2010
	Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile)	23.7	2010
109	SingaporeSingapore	23.43	2010
110	TunisiaTunisia	23.39	2010
111	MoroccoMorocco	23.05	2010
112	CroatiaCroatia	22.36	2010
113	GhanaGhana	22.19	2010
114	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	22.02	2010
115	MozambiqueMozambique	21.69	2010
116	NicaraguaNicaragua	21.42	2010
117	IsraelIsrael	21.41	2010
118	BelgiumBelgium	21.21	2010
	Europe averageEurope average (profile)	20.99	2010
119	RwandaRwanda	20.95	2010
120	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	20.84	2010
121	ItalyItaly	20.63	2010
122	QatarQatar	20.4	2010
123	GuyanaGuyana	20.24	2010
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	20.18	2010
124	BhutanBhutan	20.14	2010
125	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	19.84	2010
126	FijiFiji	19.75	2010
127	DominicaDominica	19.73	2010
128	SurinameSuriname	19.49	2010
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	19.45	2010
129	EcuadorEcuador	19.23	2010
130	GrenadaGrenada	19.21	2010
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	19.09	2010
131	ColombiaColombia	19.07	2010
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	19	2010
132	TanzaniaTanzania	18.68	2010
133	European UnionEuropean Union	18.36	2010
134	BrazilBrazil	18.31	2010
135	AndorraAndorra	18.19	2010
136	PortugalPortugal	18.1	2010
137	KazakhstanKazakhstan	18.08	2010
138	South AfricaSouth Africa	17.93	2010
139	MalaysiaMalaysia	17.91	2010
140	United StatesUnited States	17.78	2010
141	IcelandIceland	17.61	2010
142	PhilippinesPhilippines	16.82	2010
143	Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	16.78	2010
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	16.77	2010
144	LithuaniaLithuania	16.4	2010
145	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	16.23	2010
146	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	16.19	2010
147	NorwayNorway	16.12	2010
148	MauritiusMauritius	16.1	2010
149	GermanyGermany	15.64	2010
150	UkraineUkraine	15.42	2010
151	Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+	15.41	2010
152	FinlandFinland	15.22	2010
153	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	15.15	2010
154	DenmarkDenmark	15.04	2010
155	HungaryHungary	14.97	2010
156	CanadaCanada	14.55	2010
157	RussiaRussia	14.54	2010
158	CubaCuba	14.52	2010
159	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	13.96	2010
160	VanuatuVanuatu	13.91	2010
161	AustraliaAustralia	13.11	2010
162	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	12.82	2010
163	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	12.78	2010
164	IrelandIreland	12.75	2010
165	SlovakiaSlovakia	12.68	2010
166	LuxembourgLuxembourg	12.48	2010
167	LatviaLatvia	12.34	2010
168	BelizeBelize	12.21	2010
169	FranceFrance	11.93	2010
170	RomaniaRomania	11.29	2010
171	New ZealandNew Zealand	10.82	2010
172	Faeroe IslandsFaeroe Islands	10.71	2010
173	SwedenSweden	10.24	2010
174	VenezuelaVenezuela	9.86	2010
175	UgandaUganda	9.84	2010
176	EstoniaEstonia	9.26	2010
177	San MarinoSan Marino	7.83	2010
178	GabonGabon	6.77	2010
179	BelarusBelarus	6.32	2010
180	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	5.86	2010

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