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Estonia vs Norway: Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution

Estonia
5.92 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Norway
5.52 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Estonia rank
182nd
Norway rank
183rd

Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution over time

  • Estonia
  • Norway
5101520199020062023

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 5.92 micrograms per cubic meter against 5.52 micrograms per cubic meter in Norway, a difference of 0.397 micrograms per cubic meter.

That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Estonia has been ahead every year.

Estonia ranks 182nd and Norway ranks 183rd 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.