What is the difference in exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Eritrea?

0.5 micrograms per cubic meter, with Eritrea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Eritrea?

14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data, published as Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Eritrea: Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas

Bosnia and Herzegovina

24.51 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

Eritrea

25.01 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

59th

Eritrea rank

57th

Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Eritrea

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 25.01 micrograms per cubic meter against 24.51 micrograms per cubic meter in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.5 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 59th and Eritrea ranks 57th of 226 countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Eritrea	Difference	Ahead
2010s	36.34 micrograms per cubic meter	26.12 micrograms per cubic meter	10.21 micrograms per cubic meter	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s	27.46 micrograms per cubic meter	25.17 micrograms per cubic meter	2.29 micrograms per cubic meter	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Eritrea?: Eritrea, at 25.01 micrograms per cubic meter against 24.51 micrograms per cubic meter in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2023.
What is the difference in exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Eritrea?: 0.5 micrograms per cubic meter, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Eritrea?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Eritrea rank globally for exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 59th and Eritrea ranks 57th of 226 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data, published as Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas
Unit: micrograms per cubic meter
Source: World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 226 places, 3,156 data points, 2010–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted), by location (micrograms per cubic meter).