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Niger vs Saudi Arabia: Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution

Niger
65.23 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
73.52 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Niger rank
5th
Saudi Arabia rank
2nd

Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution over time

  • Niger
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 73.52 micrograms per cubic meter against 65.23 micrograms per cubic meter in Niger, a difference of 8.29 micrograms per cubic meter.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.

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

Niger ranks 5th and Saudi Arabia ranks 2nd 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.