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Guatemala vs Peru: Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution

Guatemala
29.68 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Peru
31.09 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Guatemala rank
50th
Peru rank
47th

Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution over time

  • Guatemala
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 31.09 micrograms per cubic meter against 29.68 micrograms per cubic meter in Guatemala, a difference of 1.41 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Peru ahead.

Guatemala ranks 50th and Peru ranks 47th 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.