What is the difference in exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas between Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia?

0.04 micrograms per cubic meter, with Liberia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia?

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.

Côte d'Ivoire vs Liberia: Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas

Côte d'Ivoire

32.5 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

Liberia

32.54 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

Côte d'Ivoire rank

32nd

Liberia rank

31st

Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas over time

Côte d'Ivoire
Liberia

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 32.54 micrograms per cubic meter against 32.5 micrograms per cubic meter in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.04 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 32nd and Liberia ranks 31st of 226 countries.

Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Côte d'Ivoire	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
2010s	30.86 micrograms per cubic meter	30.01 micrograms per cubic meter	0.848 micrograms per cubic meter	Côte d'Ivoire
2020s	32.09 micrograms per cubic meter	30.95 micrograms per cubic meter	1.15 micrograms per cubic meter	Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas, Côte d'Ivoire or Liberia?: Liberia, at 32.54 micrograms per cubic meter against 32.5 micrograms per cubic meter in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2023.
What is the difference in exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas between Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia?: 0.04 micrograms per cubic meter, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia rank globally for exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas?: Côte d'Ivoire ranks 32nd and Liberia ranks 31st 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).