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South Sudan vs Sri Lanka: Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution

South Sudan
23.67 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Sri Lanka
22.68 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
South Sudan rank
65th
Sri Lanka rank
68th

Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution over time

  • South Sudan
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 23.67 micrograms per cubic meter against 22.68 micrograms per cubic meter in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.9927 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

South Sudan ranks 65th and Sri Lanka ranks 68th 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.