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

Qatar
107.76 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
73.52 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Qatar rank
1st
Saudi Arabia rank
2nd

Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution over time

  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
0255075100125199020062023

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 107.76 micrograms per cubic meter against 73.52 micrograms per cubic meter in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 34.24 micrograms per cubic meter.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.5 times Saudi Arabia's.

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

Qatar ranks 1st 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.