Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas by country
Countries reporting
219
Highest
75.19
Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of
Lowest
4.07
Greenland
Median
15.79
Years covered
10
2010–2019
Data points
2,190
What the numbers show
Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas is currently reported for 219 countries. The highest value is 75.19 in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of; the lowest is 4.07 in Greenland.
The median across all reporting countries is 15.79, and the mean is 21.3.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 18.
Over the past decade 85 countries rose and 134 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 21.8%), and the largest decrease in Portugal (down 30.5%).
Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 75.19 | 2019 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 1 | Mayotte | 13.89 | 2019 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 2 | Kuwait | 67.22 | 2019 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 2 | Cook Islands | 7.87 | 2019 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 3 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 64.1 | 2019 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 3 | Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 7.81 | 2019 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 4 | Cameroon | 61.63 | 2019 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 60.73 | 2019 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 6 | Qatar | 59.96 | 2019 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 7 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 56.8 | 2019 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 8 | Niger | 55.52 | 2019 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 9 | Nigeria | 55.33 | 2019 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 10 | Chad | 54.01 | 2019 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 11 | India | 53.03 | 2019 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 12 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 51.84 | 2019 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 13 | Pakistan | 51.59 | 2019 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 14 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 51.29 | 2019 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 15 | Mongolia | 50.62 | 2019 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 16 | Ghana | 50.42 | 2019 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 46.85 | 2019 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 18 | Côte d'Ivoire | 46.58 | 2019 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 46.04 | 2019 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 20 | Mali | 45.06 | 2019 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 21 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 44.55 | 2019 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 22 | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 43.93 | 2019 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 23 | Sierra Leone | 43.32 | 2019 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 24 | Yemen, Republic of | 43.04 | 2019 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 25 | Iraq | 42.96 | 2019 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 26 | Guinea | 42.38 | 2019 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 27 | Senegal | 42.18 | 2019 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 28 | Gambia, The | 41.4 | 2019 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 29 | Liberia | 40.53 | 2019 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 30 | China (People’s Republic of) | 40.17 | 2019 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 31 | Guinea-Bissau | 40.06 | 2019 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 32 | Kyrgyz Republic | 39.65 | 2019 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 33 | United Arab Emirates | 39.03 | 2019 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 34 | Togo | 37.88 | 2019 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 35 | Congo, Republic of | 37.81 | 2019 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 36 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 37.44 | 2019 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 37 | Nepal | 36.92 | 2019 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 38 | Armenia | 36.24 | 2019 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 38 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 36.24 | 2019 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 40 | Oman | 35.76 | 2019 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 41 | Rwanda | 35.72 | 2019 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 42 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 35.44 | 2019 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 43 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 34.11 | 2019 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 44 | Gabon | 32.87 | 2019 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 45 | Cabo Verde | 32.63 | 2019 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 46 | Angola | 32.32 | 2019 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 47 | Uganda | 32.29 | 2019 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 48 | Central African Republic | 32.17 | 2019 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 49 | Benin | 31.78 | 2019 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 50 | Peru | 31.74 | 2019 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 51 | Palestine | 31.34 | 2019 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 52 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 29.67 | 2019 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 53 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 28.67 | 2019 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 54 | Burundi | 28.38 | 2019 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 55 | Libya | 28.26 | 2019 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 56 | Myanmar | 27.75 | 2019 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 57 | Tunisia | 27.39 | 2019 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 58 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 27.06 | 2019 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 59 | Bolivia | 26.89 | 2019 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 60 | Turkmenistan | 26.43 | 2019 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 61 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 26.18 | 2019 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 62 | Jordan | 25.76 | 2019 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 63 | Thailand | 25.48 | 2019 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 64 | Syrian Arab Republic | 25.31 | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 65 | Western Sahara | 25.08 | 2019 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 66 | Sri Lanka | 24.79 | 2019 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 67 | Korea | 24.38 | 2019 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 68 | Lebanon | 24.36 | 2019 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 69 | Philippines | 24.2 | 2019 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 70 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 24.19 | 2019 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 71 | Eritrea, The State of | 24.04 | 2019 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 72 | Malaysia | 23.74 | 2019 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 73 | Sudan | 23.46 | 2019 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 74 | Türkiye | 23.28 | 2019 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 75 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 22.94 | 2019 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 76 | Algeria | 22.85 | 2019 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 77 | El Salvador | 22.76 | 2019 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 78 | Serbia, Republic of | 22.33 | 2019 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 79 | Chile | 22.16 | 2019 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 80 | Vietnam | 22.12 | 2019 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 81 | Guatemala | 21.78 | 2019 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 82 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 21.77 | 2019 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 83 | South Africa | 21.69 | 2019 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 84 | South Sudan, Republic of | 21.36 | 2019 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 85 | Georgia | 20.85 | 2019 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 86 | Djibouti | 20.72 | 2019 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 87 | Malawi | 20.18 | 2019 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 88 | Indonesia | 19.93 | 2019 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 89 | Poland | 19.9 | 2019 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 90 | Israel | 19.65 | 2019 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 91 | Honduras | 19.42 | 2019 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 92 | Zambia | 18.85 | 2019 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 93 | Bulgaria | 18.56 | 2019 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 94 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 18.55 | 2019 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 95 | Madagascar, Republic of | 18.43 | 2019 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 95 | Mexico | 18.43 | 2019 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 97 | Cambodia | 18.35 | 2019 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 98 | Montenegro | 17.93 | 2019 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 99 | Mozambique, Republic of | 17.51 | 2019 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 100 | Seychelles | 17.44 | 2019 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 101 | Belarus, Republic of | 17.19 | 2019 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 102 | Bhutan | 16.91 | 2019 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 102 | Ecuador | 16.91 | 2019 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 104 | Nicaragua | 16.73 | 2019 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 105 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 16.55 | 2019 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 106 | Slovak Republic | 16.27 | 2019 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 107 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 16.12 | 2019 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 108 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 15.94 | 2019 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 109 | Cuba | 15.86 | 2019 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 110 | Jamaica | 15.79 | 2019 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 111 | Greece | 15.58 | 2019 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 112 | Croatia | 15.49 | 2019 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 113 | Holy See | 15.48 | 2019 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 114 | Cyprus | 15.46 | 2019 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 115 | Colombia | 15.09 | 2019 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 116 | Costa Rica | 15.06 | 2019 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 117 | Czechia | 14.9 | 2019 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 118 | Hungary | 14.83 | 2019 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 119 | Italy | 14.73 | 2019 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 120 | Slovenia | 14.6 | 2019 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 121 | Ukraine | 14.51 | 2019 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 122 | Comoros, Union of the | 14.49 | 2019 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 123 | Zimbabwe | 14.47 | 2019 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 124 | Botswana | 14.42 | 2019 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 125 | Somalia | 14.41 | 2019 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 126 | Latvia | 14.13 | 2019 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 127 | Romania | 14.11 | 2019 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 128 | Morocco | 13.73 | 2019 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 129 | French Guiana | 13.49 | 2019 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 130 | Singapore | 13.33 | 2019 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 131 | Paraguay | 13.23 | 2019 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 132 | Namibia | 13.13 | 2019 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 133 | Suriname | 13.03 | 2019 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 134 | Malta | 12.94 | 2019 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 135 | Moldova | 12.74 | 2019 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 136 | Maldives | 12.69 | 2019 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 137 | Gibraltar | 12.56 | 2019 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 138 | Austria | 12.42 | 2019 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 139 | Kenya | 12.33 | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 140 | Réunion | 12.18 | 2019 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 141 | Cayman Islands | 11.91 | 2019 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 142 | Panama | 11.89 | 2019 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 143 | Guyana | 11.7 | 2019 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 144 | Lithuania | 11.67 | 2019 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 145 | Belgium | 11.57 | 2019 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 146 | France | 11.34 | 2019 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 147 | Brazil | 11.26 | 2019 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 148 | Argentina | 11.23 | 2019 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 149 | Germany | 11.15 | 2019 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 150 | Japan | 11.1 | 2019 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 151 | Netherlands | 10.88 | 2019 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 152 | Mauritius | 10.48 | 2019 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 153 | Belize | 10.44 | 2019 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 154 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.39 | 2019 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 155 | Grenada | 10.22 | 2019 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 156 | Denmark | 10.12 | 2019 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 157 | Guernsey | 9.98 | 2019 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 158 | Liechtenstein | 9.86 | 2019 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 158 | Russian Federation | 9.86 | 2019 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 160 | San Marino, Republic of | 9.85 | 2019 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 160 | Jersey | 9.85 | 2019 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 162 | Barbados | 9.83 | 2019 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 163 | Haiti | 9.78 | 2019 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 164 | Spain | 9.77 | 2019 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 165 | United Kingdom | 9.71 | 2019 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 166 | Papua New Guinea | 9.51 | 2019 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 166 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 9.51 | 2019 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 168 | Switzerland | 9.25 | 2019 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 169 | Monaco | 9.21 | 2019 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 170 | Martinique | 9.19 | 2019 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 171 | Australia | 9.12 | 2019 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 172 | Luxembourg | 9.11 | 2019 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 173 | Vanuatu | 9.09 | 2019 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 174 | Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 8.96 | 2019 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 175 | St. Lucia | 8.94 | 2019 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 176 | Andorra, Principality of | 8.88 | 2019 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 177 | United States Virgin Islands | 8.75 | 2019 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 178 | Solomon Islands | 8.7 | 2019 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 179 | New Zealand | 8.69 | 2019 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 180 | Ireland | 8.68 | 2019 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 181 | New Caledonia | 8.55 | 2019 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 182 | Uruguay | 8.51 | 2019 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 183 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8.42 | 2019 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 184 | Dominica | 8.38 | 2019 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 185 | Guam | 8.35 | 2019 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 186 | French Polynesia | 8.2 | 2019 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 187 | Fiji, Republic of | 8.14 | 2019 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 188 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 8.13 | 2019 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 189 | British Virgin Islands | 8.08 | 2019 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 190 | Samoa | 8.07 | 2019 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 191 | American Samoa | 8 | 2019 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 192 | Kiribati | 7.98 | 2019 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 193 | Palau, Republic of | 7.92 | 2019 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 194 | Northern Mariana Islands | 7.9 | 2019 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 195 | Guadeloupe | 7.82 | 2019 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 196 | Dominican Republic | 7.76 | 2019 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 197 | Tonga | 7.74 | 2019 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 198 | Isle of Man | 7.7 | 2019 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 199 | Portugal | 7.63 | 2019 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 200 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 7.62 | 2019 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 201 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 7.55 | 2019 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 202 | United States | 7.41 | 2019 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 203 | Nauru, Republic of | 7.4 | 2019 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 204 | Norway | 7.19 | 2019 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 205 | Brunei Darussalam | 6.76 | 2019 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 206 | Puerto Rico | 6.74 | 2019 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 207 | Canada | 6.7 | 2019 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 208 | Estonia | 6.61 | 2019 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 209 | Sweden | 6.4 | 2019 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 210 | Finland | 6.21 | 2019 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 211 | Iceland | 6.2 | 2019 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 212 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 6.16 | 2019 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 213 | Bahamas, The | 5.2 | 2019 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 214 | Bermuda | 5.07 | 2019 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 215 | St. Pierre and Miquelon | 4.85 | 2019 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 216 | Greenland | 4.07 | 2019 | down 10.0% | falling |