El Salvador vs Honduras: Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution
El Salvador
29.59 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Honduras
30.72 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
El Salvador rank
51st
Honduras rank
48th
Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution over time
- El Salvador
- Honduras
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 30.72 micrograms per cubic meter against 29.59 micrograms per cubic meter in El Salvador, a difference of 1.13 micrograms per cubic meter.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 51st and Honduras ranks 48th of 200 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Honduras in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.71 micrograms per cubic meter | 38.08 micrograms per cubic meter | 1.64 micrograms per cubic meter | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 32.89 micrograms per cubic meter | 33.41 micrograms per cubic meter | 0.5194 micrograms per cubic meter | Honduras |
| 2010s | 29.88 micrograms per cubic meter | 29.75 micrograms per cubic meter | 0.1345 micrograms per cubic meter | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 29.79 micrograms per cubic meter | 31.8 micrograms per cubic meter | 2.01 micrograms per cubic meter | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual exposure to pm2.5 air pollution, El Salvador or Honduras?
- Honduras, at 30.72 micrograms per cubic meter against 29.59 micrograms per cubic meter in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average annual exposure to pm2.5 air pollution between El Salvador and Honduras?
- 1.13 micrograms per cubic meter, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Honduras?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Honduras rank globally for average annual exposure to pm2.5 air pollution?
- El Salvador ranks 51st and Honduras ranks 48th 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.