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Nigeria vs Qatar: Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution

Nigeria
65.74 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Qatar
107.76 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Nigeria rank
4th
Qatar rank
1st

Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution over time

  • Nigeria
  • Qatar
0255075100125199020062023

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 107.76 micrograms per cubic meter against 65.74 micrograms per cubic meter in Nigeria, a difference of 42.02 micrograms per cubic meter.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.6 times Nigeria's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 4th and Qatar ranks 1st 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.