What is the difference in exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas between Chad and Egypt?

1.49 micrograms per cubic meter, with Egypt ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Egypt?

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.

Chad vs Egypt: Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas

Chad

52.14 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

Egypt

53.63 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

Chad rank

6th

Egypt rank

5th

Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas over time

Chad
Egypt

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 53.63 micrograms per cubic meter against 52.14 micrograms per cubic meter in Chad, a difference of 1.49 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Egypt ahead.

Chad ranks 6th and Egypt ranks 5th of 226 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	Egypt	Difference	Ahead
2010s	52.6 micrograms per cubic meter	53.3 micrograms per cubic meter	0.696 micrograms per cubic meter	Egypt
2020s	52.53 micrograms per cubic meter	52.66 micrograms per cubic meter	0.1275 micrograms per cubic meter	Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas, Chad or Egypt?: Egypt, at 53.63 micrograms per cubic meter against 52.14 micrograms per cubic meter in Chad as of 2023.
What is the difference in exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas between Chad and Egypt?: 1.49 micrograms per cubic meter, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Egypt?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do Chad and Egypt rank globally for exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas?: Chad ranks 6th and Egypt ranks 5th 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).