Egypt vs Yemen: Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution
Egypt
43.15 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Yemen
46.84 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Egypt rank
17th
Yemen rank
15th
Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution over time
- Egypt
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 46.84 micrograms per cubic meter against 43.15 micrograms per cubic meter in Egypt, a difference of 3.69 micrograms per cubic meter.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 17th and Yemen ranks 15th of 200 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.72 micrograms per cubic meter | 43.22 micrograms per cubic meter | 6.5 micrograms per cubic meter | Egypt |
| 2000s | 48.98 micrograms per cubic meter | 40.22 micrograms per cubic meter | 8.76 micrograms per cubic meter | Egypt |
| 2010s | 44.53 micrograms per cubic meter | 47.61 micrograms per cubic meter | 3.08 micrograms per cubic meter | Yemen |
| 2020s | 41.65 micrograms per cubic meter | 44.86 micrograms per cubic meter | 3.2 micrograms per cubic meter | Yemen |
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 Yemen?
- Yemen, at 46.84 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 Yemen?
- 3.69 micrograms per cubic meter, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Yemen?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Yemen rank globally for average annual exposure to pm2.5 air pollution?
- Egypt ranks 17th and Yemen ranks 15th 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.