Malta vs Saint Lucia: Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution

Malta
10.81 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Saint Lucia
10.43 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Malta rank
150th
Saint Lucia rank
153rd

Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution over time

  • Malta
  • Saint Lucia
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 10.81 micrograms per cubic meter against 10.43 micrograms per cubic meter in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.3828 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 150th and Saint Lucia ranks 153rd of 200 regions.

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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.