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Austria vs United Kingdom: Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution

Austria
10.03 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
United Kingdom
9.46 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Austria rank
156th
United Kingdom rank
158th

Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution over time

  • Austria
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 10.03 micrograms per cubic meter against 9.46 micrograms per cubic meter in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.571 micrograms per cubic meter.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.

Austria ranks 156th and United Kingdom ranks 158th 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.