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Malawi vs Poland: Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution

Malawi
16.72 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Poland
16.52 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Malawi rank
104th
Poland rank
107th

Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution over time

  • Malawi
  • Poland
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 16.72 micrograms per cubic meter against 16.52 micrograms per cubic meter in Poland, a difference of 0.1986 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Poland ahead.

Malawi ranks 104th and Poland ranks 107th 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.