Australia vs Sweden: Exposure to outdoor air pollution

Australia

5.4 µg/m³

in 2024

Sweden

5.7 µg/m³

in 2024

Australia rank

210th

Sweden rank

207th

Exposure to outdoor air pollution over time

Australia
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 5.7 µg/m³ against 5.4 µg/m³ in Australia, a difference of 0.3 µg/m³.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Sweden ahead.

Australia ranks 210th and Sweden ranks 207th of 241 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Exposure to outdoor air pollution
Unit: µg/m³
Source: SatPM, Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 6,507 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.