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Iran vs Senegal: Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution

Iran
40.25 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Senegal
41.65 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Iran rank
23rd
Senegal rank
21st

Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution over time

  • Iran
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Senegal currently reports 41.65 micrograms per cubic meter against 40.25 micrograms per cubic meter in Iran, a difference of 1.4 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Senegal ahead.

Iran ranks 23rd and Senegal ranks 21st 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.