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Kiren Dev Pandey, David Wheeler, Bart Ostro, Uwe Deichmann, Kirk Hamilton, and Katherine Bolt. ""Ambient Particulate Matter Concentrations in Residential and Pollution Hotspot Areas of World Cities: New Estimates Based on the Global Model of Ambient Particulates (GMAPS),"" World Bank, Development Research Group and Environment Department (2006).
DEFINITION
Particulate matter concentrations refer to fine suspended particulates less than 10 microns in diameter (PM10) that are capable of penetrating deep into the respiratory tract and causing significant health damage. Data for countries and aggregates for regions and income groups are urban-population weighted PM10 levels in residential areas of cities with more than 100,000 residents. The estimates represent the average annual exposure level of the average urban resident to outdoor particulate matter. The state of a country's technology and pollution controls is an important determinant of particulate matter concentrations."
Environment Statistics > Emissions > PM10, country level > micrograms per cubic meter (most recent) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Uruguay :
174.67
2006
Environment in Uruguay
# 2
Sudan :
165.03
2006
Environment in Sudan
# 3
Mali :
151.95
2006
Environment in Mali
# 4
Bangladesh :
135.43
2006
Environment in Bangladesh
# 5
Niger :
132.23
2006
Environment in Niger
# 6
United Arab Emirates :
127.11
2006
Environment in United Arab Emirates
# 7
Pakistan :
120.26
2006
Environment in Pakistan
# 8
Iraq :
115.25
2006
Environment in Iraq
# 9
Saudi Arabia :
112.91
2006
Environment in Saudi Arabia
# 10
Mongolia :
110.45
2006
Environment in Mongolia
# 11
Chad :
109.4
2006
Environment in Chad
# 12
Oman :
108.36
2006
Environment in Oman
# 13
Trinidad and Tobago :
100.96
2006
Environment in Trinidad and Tobago
# 14
Kuwait :
97.31
2006
Environment in Kuwait
# 15
Senegal :
95.01
2006
Environment in Senegal
# 16
Bolivia :
94.06
2006
Environment in Bolivia
# 17
Libya :
87.63
2006
Environment in Libya
# 18
Mauritania :
86.42
2006
Environment in Mauritania
# 19
Gambia, The :
85.81
2006
Environment in Gambia, The
# 20
Burkina Faso :
84.44
2006
Environment in Burkina Faso
# 21
Indonesia :
82.88
2006
Environment in Indonesia
# 22
Sri Lanka :
82.12
2006
Environment in Sri Lanka
# 23
Paraguay :
77.21
2006
Environment in Paraguay
# 24
Syria :
74.76
2006
Environment in Syria
# 25
Argentina :
73.11
2006
Environment in Argentina
# 26
China :
73.01
2006
Environment in China
# 27
Guinea-Bissau :
71.9
2006
Environment in Guinea-Bissau
# 28
Algeria :
71.01
2006
Environment in Algeria
# 29
Thailand :
70.9
2006
Environment in Thailand
# 30
Guinea :
70.25
2006
Environment in Guinea
# 31
New Caledonia :
68.94
2006
Environment in New Caledonia
# 32
Ethiopia :
67.74
2006
Environment in Ethiopia
# 33
Bahrain :
67.7
2006
Environment in Bahrain
# 34
Botswana :
67.1
2006
Environment in Botswana
# 35
Angola :
65.85
2006
Environment in Angola
# 36
India :
64.92
2006
Environment in India
# 37
Congo, Republic of the :
63.84
2006
Environment in Congo, Republic of the
# 38
Guatemala :
62.03
2006
Environment in Guatemala
# 39
Cameroon :
61.96
2006
Environment in Cameroon
# 40
Azerbaijan :
60.07
2006
Environment in Azerbaijan
# 41
Armenia :
59.45
2006
Environment in Armenia
# 42
Burma :
57.72
2006
Environment in Burma
# 43
Bulgaria :
57.41
2006
Environment in Bulgaria
# 44
Eritrea :
56.22
2006
Environment in Eritrea
# 45
Vietnam :
55.32
2006
Environment in Vietnam
# 46
Turkmenistan :
55.02
2006
Environment in Turkmenistan
# 47
Uzbekistan :
54.55
2006
Environment in Uzbekistan
# 48
Peru :
54.48
2006
Environment in Peru
# 49
Brunei :
54.04
2006
Environment in Brunei
# 50
Qatar :
51.25
2006
Environment in Qatar
# 51
Tajikistan :
49.98
2006
Environment in Tajikistan
# 52
Sierra Leone :
49.76
2006
Environment in Sierra Leone
# 53
Laos :
48.84
2006
Environment in Laos
# 54
Chile :
47.8
2006
Environment in Chile
# 55
Namibia :
47.17
2006
Environment in Namibia
# 56
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
46.76
2006
Environment in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 57
Georgia :
46.51
2006
Environment in Georgia
# 58
Benin :
46
2006
Environment in Benin
# 59
Cambodia :
45.7
2006
Environment in Cambodia
# 60
Djibouti :
45.36
2006
Environment in Djibouti
# 61
Nigeria :
44.99
2006
Environment in Nigeria
# 62
Jordan :
44.68
2006
Environment in Jordan
# 63
Central African Republic :
44.02
2006
Environment in Central African Republic
# 64
Albania :
43.9
2006
Environment in Albania
# 65
Cyprus :
43.58
2006
Environment in Cyprus
# 66
Jamaica :
43.31
2006
Environment in Jamaica
# 67
Honduras :
43.07
2006
Environment in Honduras
# 68
Singapore :
40.87
2006
Environment in Singapore
# 69
Lesotho :
40.86
2006
Environment in Lesotho
# 70
Liberia :
39.99
2006
Environment in Liberia
# 71
Zambia :
39.84
2006
Environment in Zambia
# 72
Turkey :
39.72
2006
Environment in Turkey
# 73
Barbados :
39.67
2006
Environment in Barbados
# 74
São Tomé and Príncipe :
39.27
2006
Environment in São Tomé and Príncipe
# 75
Virgin Islands :
38.85
2002
Environment in Virgin Islands
# 76
Poland :
37.37
2006
Environment in Poland
# 77
Haiti :
37
2006
Environment in Haiti
# 78
Bahamas, The :
36.97
2002
Environment in Bahamas, The
# 79
Solomon Islands :
36.52
2006
Environment in Solomon Islands
# 80
Mexico :
36.45
2006
Environment in Mexico
# 81
Côte d'Ivoire :
36.42
2006
Environment in Côte d'Ivoire
# 82
Kenya :
36.4
2006
Environment in Kenya
# 83
Lebanon :
36.36
2006
Environment in Lebanon
# 84
Costa Rica :
36.25
2006
Environment in Costa Rica
# 85
Moldova :
36.1
2006
Environment in Moldova
# 86
Greece :
35.97
2006
Environment in Greece
# 87
Togo :
35.28
2006
Environment in Togo
# 88
Panama :
35.04
2006
Environment in Panama
# 89
Nepal :
34.47
2006
Environment in Nepal
# 90
Ghana :
34.46
2006
Environment in Ghana
# 91
Madagascar :
33.84
2006
Environment in Madagascar
# 92
Netherlands :
33.71
2006
Environment in Netherlands
# 93
El Salvador :
33.26
2006
Environment in El Salvador
# 94
Comoros :
33.19
2006
Environment in Comoros
# 95
Malawi :
33.08
2006
Environment in Malawi
# 96
Austria :
33.03
2006
Environment in Austria
# 97
Swaziland :
32.84
2006
Environment in Swaziland
# 98
Liechtenstein :
31.96
2006
Environment in Liechtenstein
= 99
Spain :
31.61
2006
Environment in Spain
= 99
Maldives :
31.61
2006
Environment in Maldives
# 101
Israel :
31.47
2006
Environment in Israel
# 102
Somalia :
31.34
2006
Environment in Somalia
# 103
Saint Lucia :
30.57
2006
Environment in Saint Lucia
= 104
Guyana :
30.49
2006
Environment in Guyana
= 104
Croatia :
30.49
2006
Environment in Croatia
# 106
Tunisia :
30.09
2006
Environment in Tunisia
# 107
Slovenia :
30.05
2006
Environment in Slovenia
# 108
Netherlands Antilles :
29.77
2002
Environment in Netherlands Antilles
# 109
Japan :
29.64
2006
Environment in Japan
# 110
Burundi :
29.04
2006
Environment in Burundi
# 111
Mozambique :
28
2006
Environment in Mozambique
# 112
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
27.85
2006
Environment in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 113
Suriname :
27.64
2006
Environment in Suriname
# 114
Nicaragua :
27.55
2006
Environment in Nicaragua
# 115
Zimbabwe :
26.81
2006
Environment in Zimbabwe
# 116
Italy :
26.71
2006
Environment in Italy
# 117
Bhutan :
26.17
2006
Environment in Bhutan
# 118
Rwanda :
26.02
2006
Environment in Rwanda
# 119
Dominica :
25.75
2006
Environment in Dominica
# 120
Switzerland :
25.51
2006
Environment in Switzerland
# 121
Tanzania :
25.39
2006
Environment in Tanzania
# 122
Andorra :
25.2
2006
Environment in Andorra
# 123
Ecuador :
24.76
2006
Environment in Ecuador
# 124
Cayman Islands :
24.17
2002
Environment in Cayman Islands
# 125
Brazil :
23.34
2006
Environment in Brazil
# 126
Portugal :
23.33
2006
Environment in Portugal
# 127
Malaysia :
22.89
2006
Environment in Malaysia
# 128
Philippines :
22.83
2006
Environment in Philippines
# 129
Belgium :
22.47
2006
Environment in Belgium
# 130
Colombia :
22.41
2006
Environment in Colombia
# 131
Kyrgyzstan :
22.2
2006
Environment in Kyrgyzstan
# 132
Fiji :
21.61
2006
Environment in Fiji
# 133
Papua New Guinea :
21.45
2006
Environment in Papua New Guinea
# 134
United States :
21.34
2006
Environment in United States
# 135
Morocco :
21.02
2006
Environment in Morocco
# 136
Macedonia, Republic of :
21.01
2006
Environment in Macedonia, Republic of
# 137
Czech Republic :
20.95
2006
Environment in Czech Republic
# 138
Puerto Rico :
20.94
2006
Environment in Puerto Rico
= 139
South Africa :
20.54
2006
Environment in South Africa
= 139
Ukraine :
20.54
2006
Environment in Ukraine
# 141
Grenada :
20.05
2006
Environment in Grenada
# 142
Dominican Republic :
19.54
2006
Environment in Dominican Republic
# 143
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
19
2006
Environment in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 144
Lithuania :
18.99
2006
Environment in Lithuania
# 145
Kazakhstan :
18.78
2006
Environment in Kazakhstan
# 146
Denmark :
18.68
2006
Environment in Denmark
# 147
Hungary :
18.64
2006
Environment in Hungary
# 148
Germany :
18.58
2006
Environment in Germany
# 149
Iceland :
18.25
2006
Environment in Iceland
# 150
Finland :
17.8
2006
Environment in Finland
# 151
Russia :
17.74
2006
Environment in Russia
# 152
Vanuatu :
17.7
2006
Environment in Vanuatu
# 153
Mauritius :
17.6
2006
Environment in Mauritius
# 154
Cuba :
17.48
2006
Environment in Cuba
# 155
Canada :
17.39
2006
Environment in Canada
# 156
Ireland :
15.6
2006
Environment in Ireland
# 157
Latvia :
15.55
2006
Environment in Latvia
# 158
United Kingdom :
15.49
2006
Environment in United Kingdom
# 159
Slovakia :
15.44
2006
Environment in Slovakia
# 160
Australia :
15.39
2006
Environment in Australia
# 161
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
15.36
2006
Environment in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 162
Belize :
15.06
2006
Environment in Belize
# 163
Norway :
14.8
2006
Environment in Norway
# 164
Luxembourg :
14.68
2006
Environment in Luxembourg
# 165
Romania :
14.49
2006
Environment in Romania
# 166
New Zealand :
14.35
2006
Environment in New Zealand
# 167
Faroe Islands :
14.23
2006
Environment in Faroe Islands
# 168
France :
13.48
2006
Environment in France
# 169
Estonia :
12.95
2006
Environment in Estonia
# 170
Antigua and Barbuda :
12.16
2006
Environment in Antigua and Barbuda
# 171
Uganda :
11.87
2006
Environment in Uganda
# 172
Sweden :
11.62
2006
Environment in Sweden
# 173
Venezuela :
10.54
2006
Environment in Venezuela
# 174
San Marino :
9.38
2006
Environment in San Marino
# 175
Equatorial Guinea :
8
2006
Environment in Equatorial Guinea
# 176
Gabon :
7.52
2006
Environment in Gabon
# 177
Belarus :
6.48
2006
Environment in Belarus
Weighted average:
43.8
Historical countries, unions or other regions:
European Union
22.43
DEFINITION: Particulate matter concentrations refer to fine suspended particulates less than 10 microns in diameter (PM10) that are capable of penetrating deep into the respiratory tract and causing significant health damage. Data for countries and aggregates for regions and income groups are urban-population weighted PM10 levels in residential areas of cities with more than 100,000 residents. The estimates represent the average annual exposure level of the average urban resident to outdoor particulate matter. The state of a country's technology and pollution controls is an important determinant of particulate matter concentrations."
SOURCE: Kiren Dev Pandey, David Wheeler, Bart Ostro, Uwe Deichmann, Kirk Hamilton, and Katherine Bolt. "Ambient Particulate Matter Concentrations in Residential and Pollution Hotspot Areas of World Cities: New Estimates Based on the Global Model of Ambient Particulates (GMAPS)," World Bank, Development Research Group and Environment Department (2006).
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"Emissions > PM10, country level > micrograms per cubic meter by country", Kiren Dev Pandey, David Wheeler, Bart Ostro, Uwe Deichmann, Kirk Hamilton, and Katherine Bolt. "Ambient Particulate Matter Concentrations in Residential and Pollution Hotspot Areas of World Cities: New Estimates Based on the Global Model of Ambient Particulates (GMAPS)," World Bank, Development Research Group and Environment Department (2006).. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/env_emi_pm1_cou_lev_mic_per_cub_met-level-micrograms-per-cubic-meter
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