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Belarus vs Japan: Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution

Belarus
11.98 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Japan
11.45 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Belarus rank
141st
Japan rank
144th

Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution over time

  • Belarus
  • Japan
101520253035199020062023

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 11.98 micrograms per cubic meter against 11.45 micrograms per cubic meter in Japan, a difference of 0.5325 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 141st and Japan ranks 144th 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.