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Denmark vs Ireland: Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution

Denmark
7.5 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Ireland
7.51 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Denmark rank
173rd
Ireland rank
172nd

Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution over time

  • Denmark
  • Ireland
051015199020062023

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 7.51 micrograms per cubic meter against 7.5 micrograms per cubic meter in Denmark, a difference of 0.0096 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 173rd and Ireland ranks 172nd 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.