Moldova vs Ukraine: Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution

Moldova

14.95 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

Ukraine

14.85 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

Moldova rank

120th

Ukraine rank

121st

Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution over time

Moldova
Ukraine

How they compare

Moldova currently reports 14.95 micrograms per cubic meter against 14.85 micrograms per cubic meter in Ukraine, a difference of 0.0904 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ukraine ahead.

Moldova ranks 120th and Ukraine ranks 121st 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.