Lesotho vs Turkey: Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution

Lesotho

26.44 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

Turkey

26.4 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

Lesotho rank

58th

Turkey rank

59th

Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution over time

Lesotho
Turkey

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 26.44 micrograms per cubic meter against 26.4 micrograms per cubic meter in Turkey, a difference of 0.0338 micrograms per cubic meter.

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

Lesotho ranks 58th and Turkey ranks 59th 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: 07 August 2026

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.