Armenia vs El Salvador: Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution

Armenia
28.55 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
El Salvador
29.59 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Armenia rank
52nd
El Salvador rank
51st

Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution over time

  • Armenia
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 29.59 micrograms per cubic meter against 28.55 micrograms per cubic meter in Armenia, a difference of 1.04 micrograms per cubic meter.

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

Armenia ranks 52nd and El Salvador ranks 51st of 200 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Armenia El Salvador Difference Ahead
1990s 29.57 micrograms per cubic meter 39.71 micrograms per cubic meter 10.14 micrograms per cubic meter El Salvador
2000s 29.14 micrograms per cubic meter 32.89 micrograms per cubic meter 3.75 micrograms per cubic meter El Salvador
2010s 27.79 micrograms per cubic meter 29.88 micrograms per cubic meter 2.09 micrograms per cubic meter El Salvador
2020s 28.9 micrograms per cubic meter 29.79 micrograms per cubic meter 0.8914 micrograms per cubic meter El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average annual exposure to pm2.5 air pollution, Armenia or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 29.59 micrograms per cubic meter against 28.55 micrograms per cubic meter in Armenia as of 2023.
What is the difference in average annual exposure to pm2.5 air pollution between Armenia and El Salvador?
1.04 micrograms per cubic meter, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and El Salvador?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Armenia and El Salvador rank globally for average annual exposure to pm2.5 air pollution?
Armenia ranks 52nd and El Salvador ranks 51st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Burden of Disease Study 2023, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.