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Cameroon vs Iraq: Exposure to outdoor air pollution

Cameroon
51.5 µg/m³
in 2024
Iraq
48.8 µg/m³
in 2024
Cameroon rank
6th
Iraq rank
9th

Exposure to outdoor air pollution over time

  • Cameroon
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 51.5 µg/m³ against 48.8 µg/m³ in Iraq, a difference of 2.7 µg/m³.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

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

Cameroon ranks 6th and Iraq ranks 9th 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

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.