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Iceland vs Sweden: Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution

Iceland
4.93 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Sweden
5.26 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Iceland rank
188th
Sweden rank
185th

Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution over time

  • Iceland
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 5.26 micrograms per cubic meter against 4.93 micrograms per cubic meter in Iceland, a difference of 0.3264 micrograms per cubic meter.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

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

Iceland ranks 188th and Sweden ranks 185th 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.