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Afghanistan vs Sudan: Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution

Afghanistan
37.95 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Sudan
37.61 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
26th
Sudan rank
27th

Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 37.95 micrograms per cubic meter against 37.61 micrograms per cubic meter in Sudan, a difference of 0.3359 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 26th and Sudan ranks 27th of 200 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution
Unit
micrograms per cubic meter
Source
Global Burden of Disease Study 2023, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,800 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The average level of exposure of the population to suspended particles less than 2.5 microns in diameter, which are capable of penetrating deep into the respiratory tract and damaging health. This is measured in micrograms per cubic meter.