Egypt vs Mauritania: Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution
Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution over time
- Egypt
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 46.5 micrograms per cubic meter against 43.15 micrograms per cubic meter in Egypt, a difference of 3.35 micrograms per cubic meter.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mauritania ahead.
Egypt ranks 17th and Mauritania ranks 16th of 200 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.72 micrograms per cubic meter | 50.14 micrograms per cubic meter | 0.4164 micrograms per cubic meter | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 48.98 micrograms per cubic meter | 46.61 micrograms per cubic meter | 2.38 micrograms per cubic meter | Egypt |
| 2010s | 44.53 micrograms per cubic meter | 47.9 micrograms per cubic meter | 3.37 micrograms per cubic meter | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 41.65 micrograms per cubic meter | 46.49 micrograms per cubic meter | 4.84 micrograms per cubic meter | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual exposure to pm2.5 air pollution, Egypt or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 46.5 micrograms per cubic meter against 43.15 micrograms per cubic meter in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average annual exposure to pm2.5 air pollution between Egypt and Mauritania?
- 3.35 micrograms per cubic meter, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Mauritania?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Mauritania rank globally for average annual exposure to pm2.5 air pollution?
- Egypt ranks 17th and Mauritania ranks 16th 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.