Equatorial Guinea vs Iraq: Exposure to air pollution from human sources

Equatorial Guinea

32.97 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2024

Iraq

34.26 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2024

Equatorial Guinea rank

18th

Iraq rank

17th

Exposure to air pollution from human sources over time

Equatorial Guinea
Iraq

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 34.26 micrograms per cubic meter against 32.97 micrograms per cubic meter in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 1.29 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 18th and Iraq ranks 17th of 240 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Exposure to air pollution from human sources
Unit: micrograms per cubic meter
Source: Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC) (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 6,480 data points, 1998–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual population-weighted average concentration of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in the air, measured in micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m³). Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) are particles with a diameter of 2.5 micrometers or less, which can pose significant health risks. This data excludes natural sources of PM2.5, such as dust and sea salt, to focus on human-caused pollution.