Mean population exposure to PM2.5

2024 · 41 countries · µg/m³ · lower is better · source: WB

Finland leads; the United States ranks 8 of 41 (7.8 µg/m³).

#Countryµg/m³Year
1 Finland 4.9 2020
2 Iceland 5.1 2020
3 Sweden 5.6 2020
4 Norway 6.1 2020
5 Estonia 6.1 2020
6 New Zealand 6.5 2020
7 Canada 6.6 2020
8 United States 7.8 2020
9 Ireland 8.2 2020
10 Australia 8.3 2020
11 Portugal 8.5 2020
12 Luxembourg 8.7 2020
13 Switzerland 9.1 2020
14 Denmark 9.1 2020
15 Lithuania 9.2 2020
16 Spain 9.6 2020
17 France 9.6 2020
18 United Kingdom 9.9 2020
19 Germany 10.3 2020
20 Netherlands 10.9 2020
21 Austria 10.9 2020
22 Belgium 11.2 2020
23 Latvia 11.6 2020
24 Brazil 12.2 2020
25 Japan 12.8 2020
26 Czechia 14.1 2020
27 Hungary 14.1 2020
28 Slovenia 14.3 2020
29 Costa Rica 14.3 2020
30 Greece 14.4 2020
31 Italy 14.7 2020
32 Romania 14.9 2020
33 Mexico 15.0 2020
34 Slovak Republic 15.4 2020
35 Croatia 16.1 2020
36 Bulgaria 17.1 2020
37 Poland 18.0 2020
38 Israel 18.6 2020
39 Turkiye 21.6 2020
40 Chile 23.3 2020
41 Korea, Rep. 25.9 2020