Fine dust in the air (PM2.5) by country

• 58.1highest: Qatar (2023)
• 5.9lowest: New Zealand (2023)
• 26.1world (2023)
• 53countries we cover with a value

In µg per m³. The latest year differs by country, so compare the year too.

Source: WHO Global Health Observatory, Fine dust in the air (PM2.5) (µg per m³). Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

1. 1QatarMiddle East · 202358.1
2. 2NigeriaAfrica · 202354.3
3. 3EgyptAfrica · 202353.5
4. 4NigerAfrica · 202350.7
5. 5AfghanistanAPAC · 202349.3
6. 6NepalAPAC · 202346.6
7. 7Saudi ArabiaMiddle East · 202343.9
8. 8BangladeshAPAC · 202343.9
9. 9PakistanAPAC · 202342.9
10. 10IndiaAPAC · 202342.5
11. 11GhanaAfrica · 202341.5
12. 12IraqMiddle East · 202339.8
13. 13Burkina FasoAfrica · 202336.2
14. 14YemenMiddle East · 202334.0
15. 15UAEMiddle East · 202334.0
16. 16MaliAfrica · 202333.1
17. 17ChinaAPAC · 202331.6
18. 18UgandaAfrica · 202329.5
19. 19MyanmarAPAC · 202328.8
20. 20SudanAfrica · 202328.5
21. 21SyriaMiddle East · 202327.8
22. 22DR CongoAfrica · 202327.5
23. 23LebanonMiddle East · 202326.5
24. 24HaitiLatin America · 202325.9
25. 25ThailandAPAC · 202325.0
26. 26JordanMiddle East · 202323.5
27. 27EthiopiaAfrica · 202321.8
28. 28BrazilLatin America · 202320.4
29. 29PalestineMiddle East · 202320.4
30. 30South AfricaAfrica · 202318.3
31. 31MalaysiaAPAC · 202317.6
32. 32IndonesiaAPAC · 202317.4
33. 33KenyaAfrica · 202317.4
34. 34PhilippinesAPAC · 202316.7
35. 35MexicoLatin America · 202316.1
36. 36ZambiaAfrica · 202314.8
37. 37MalawiAfrica · 202314.6
38. 38TanzaniaAfrica · 202314.3
39. 39MoroccoAfrica · 202314.2
40. 40ItalyEurope · 202313.3
41. 41MozambiqueAfrica · 202311.9
42. 42SingaporeAPAC · 202311.8
43. 43USNorth America · 20239.8
44. 44CanadaNorth America · 20238.8
45. 45FranceEurope · 20238.8
46. 46GermanyEurope · 20238.7
47. 47JapanAPAC · 20238.5
48. 48EcuadorLatin America · 20238.1
49. 49SpainEurope · 20238.0
50. 50UKEurope · 20237.9
51. 51RussiaEurope · 20237.4
52. 52AustraliaAPAC · 20236.2
53. 53New ZealandAPAC · 20235.9

Source: WHO Global Health Observatory, Fine dust in the air (PM2.5) (µg per m³), latest year for each country. Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

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