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Ethiopia vs Laos: Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution

Ethiopia
23.8 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Laos
25.98 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
63rd
Laos rank
61st

Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Laos
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 25.98 micrograms per cubic meter against 23.8 micrograms per cubic meter in Ethiopia, a difference of 2.17 micrograms per cubic meter.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

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

Ethiopia ranks 63rd and Laos ranks 61st 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.