Bangladesh vs Kuwait: Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution
Bangladesh
69.25 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Kuwait
62.35 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
3rd
Kuwait rank
6th
Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution over time
- Bangladesh
- Kuwait
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 69.25 micrograms per cubic meter against 62.35 micrograms per cubic meter in Kuwait, a difference of 6.9 micrograms per cubic meter.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 3rd and Kuwait ranks 6th of 200 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.78 micrograms per cubic meter | 55.74 micrograms per cubic meter | 8.03 micrograms per cubic meter | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 64.96 micrograms per cubic meter | 61.98 micrograms per cubic meter | 2.98 micrograms per cubic meter | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 68.36 micrograms per cubic meter | 61.62 micrograms per cubic meter | 6.74 micrograms per cubic meter | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 69.42 micrograms per cubic meter | 63.86 micrograms per cubic meter | 5.56 micrograms per cubic meter | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual exposure to pm2.5 air pollution, Bangladesh or Kuwait?
- Bangladesh, at 69.25 micrograms per cubic meter against 62.35 micrograms per cubic meter in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average annual exposure to pm2.5 air pollution between Bangladesh and Kuwait?
- 6.9 micrograms per cubic meter, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Kuwait?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Kuwait rank globally for average annual exposure to pm2.5 air pollution?
- Bangladesh ranks 3rd and Kuwait ranks 6th 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
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.