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Air pollution (PM2.5) by country

PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure · micrograms per m³ · 200 countries ranked · 2023

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Rank 1 = best (lower is better for this indicator).25 of 200
  1. 1GreenlandWorld rank 1st of 200
    down −7.7 %
  2. 2Northern Mariana IslandsWorld rank 2nd of 200
    down −4.2 %
  3. 3GuamWorld rank 3rd of 200
    down −6.8 %
  4. 4MicronesiaWorld rank 4th of 200
    down −12.7 %
  5. 5KiribatiWorld rank 5th of 200
    up +3.8 %
  6. 6Marshall IslandsWorld rank 6th of 200
    down −13.8 %
  7. 7American SamoaWorld rank 7th of 200
    down −12.4 %
  8. 8FinlandWorld rank 8th of 200
    down −10.8 %
  9. 9SamoaWorld rank 9th of 200
    down −14.0 %
  10. 10BermudaWorld rank 10th of 200
    down −0.9 %
  11. 11TongaWorld rank 11th of 200
    down −11.6 %
  12. 12NauruWorld rank 12th of 200
    up +10.9 %
  13. 13IcelandWorld rank 13th of 200
    up +1.1 %
  14. 14PalauWorld rank 14th of 200
    down −6.1 %
  15. 15TuvaluWorld rank 15th of 200
    down −3.3 %
  16. 16SwedenWorld rank 16th of 200
    down −7.5 %
  17. 17BahamasWorld rank 17th of 200
    up +2.0 %
  18. 18NorwayWorld rank 18th of 200
    down −8.3 %
  19. 19EstoniaWorld rank 19th of 200
    down −10.8 %
  20. 20AustraliaWorld rank 20th of 200
    up +21.0 %
  21. 21FijiWorld rank 21st of 200
    down −12.4 %
  22. 22CanadaWorld rank 22nd of 200
    up +2.5 %
  23. 23U.S. Virgin IslandsWorld rank 23rd of 200
    up +18.9 %
  24. 24New ZealandWorld rank 24th of 200
    down −1.5 %
  25. 25United StatesWorld rank 25th of 200
    down −6.2 %

On the map

Air pollution (PM2.5), 2023. Quantile classes; hatched = no data.

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Rank over time

Position in the world ranking by year, up to 5 countries. Rank 1 is at the top.

GreenlandNorthern Mariana IslandsGuam
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Rank by year for Greenland, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, 2000–2024.