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Tanzania vs Zambia: Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution

Tanzania
20.17 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Zambia
20.24 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Tanzania rank
83rd
Zambia rank
81st

Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution over time

  • Tanzania
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 20.24 micrograms per cubic meter against 20.17 micrograms per cubic meter in Tanzania, a difference of 0.073 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.

Tanzania ranks 83rd and Zambia ranks 81st 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.