How clean is the air?
Air pollution (PM2.5), 213 countries & territories. Population-weighted mean annual exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5), from satellite-based estimates (Washington University SatPM). The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³.
lowest≥ 7.3 µg/m³≥ 11.1 µg/m³≥ 14.7 µg/m³≥ 18.6 µg/m³≥ 24.6 µg/m³≥ 34.5 µg/m³ no data
Source: SatPM, Atmospheric Composition Analysis… via Our World in Data· 2024
The ranking
- 1
Qatar 75.5 µg/m³ 2024 - 2
Bangladesh 65 µg/m³ 2024 - 3
Kuwait 57.3 µg/m³ 2024 - 4
United Arab Emirates 55.7 µg/m³ 2024 - 5
Pakistan 53.8 µg/m³ 2024 - 6
Cameroon 51.5 µg/m³ 2024 - 7
Saudi Arabia 50.4 µg/m³ 2024 - 8
Nigeria 50 µg/m³ 2024 - 9
Iraq 48.8 µg/m³ 2024 - 10
Bahrain 48.1 µg/m³ 2024 - 11
Niger 47.9 µg/m³ 2024 - 12
India 44.2 µg/m³ 2024 - 13
Rwanda 41.8 µg/m³ 2024 - 14
Egypt 41.3 µg/m³ 2024 - 15
DR Congo 41.2 µg/m³ 2024 - 16
Nepal 40.7 µg/m³ 2024 - 17
Bolivia 40.6 µg/m³ 2024 - 18
Burundi 40.4 µg/m³ 2024 - 19
Congo 40.3 µg/m³ 2024 - 20
Afghanistan 40 µg/m³ 2024 - 21
Chad 39.2 µg/m³ 2024 - 22
Mongolia 38.2 µg/m³ 2024 - 23
Iran 37.7 µg/m³ 2024 - 24
Uganda 37.3 µg/m³ 2024 - 25
Senegal 36.5 µg/m³ 2024 - 26
Gambia 35.7 µg/m³ 2024 - 27
Equatorial Guinea 35.4 µg/m³ 2024 - 28
Benin 35.3 µg/m³ 2024 - 29
Mauritania 35.2 µg/m³ 2024 - 30
Yemen 35 µg/m³ 2024 - 31
Burkina Faso 34.6 µg/m³ 2024 - 32
Oman 34.1 µg/m³ 2024 - 33
Jordan 32.6 µg/m³ 2024 - 34
Tajikistan 32.6 µg/m³ 2024 - 35
Central African Republic 32.3 µg/m³ 2024 - 36
Gabon 32.2 µg/m³ 2024 - 37
Armenia 31.8 µg/m³ 2024 - 38
Honduras 31.6 µg/m³ 2024 - 39
China 31.3 µg/m³ 2024 - 40
Myanmar 31.2 µg/m³ 2024 - 41
Djibouti 31.1 µg/m³ 2024 - 42
Mali 31 µg/m³ 2024 - 43
Togo 31 µg/m³ 2024 - 44
Syria 30.8 µg/m³ 2024 - 45
El Salvador 30.7 µg/m³ 2024 - 46
Uzbekistan 30 µg/m³ 2024 - 47
Turkmenistan 29.1 µg/m³ 2024 - 48
Guinea-Bissau 29 µg/m³ 2024 - 49
Sudan 28.8 µg/m³ 2024 - 50
Ghana 28.2 µg/m³ 2024