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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 (1990) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Armenia :
453.15
1990
Environment in Armenia
# 2
Sudan :
295.77
1990
Environment in Sudan
# 3
Mali :
274.45
1990
Environment in Mali
# 4
United Arab Emirates :
266.39
1990
Environment in United Arab Emirates
# 5
Uruguay :
237.31
1990
Environment in Uruguay
# 6
Bangladesh :
230.8
1990
Environment in Bangladesh
# 7
Azerbaijan :
226.42
1990
Environment in Azerbaijan
# 8
Pakistan :
224.13
1990
Environment in Pakistan
# 9
Niger :
220.05
1990
Environment in Niger
# 10
Chad :
216.95
1990
Environment in Chad
# 11
Georgia :
207.81
1990
Environment in Georgia
# 12
Mongolia :
198.17
1990
Environment in Mongolia
# 13
Turkmenistan :
176.94
1990
Environment in Turkmenistan
# 14
Nigeria :
174.63
1990
Environment in Nigeria
# 15
Saudi Arabia :
161.09
1990
Environment in Saudi Arabia
# 16
Syria :
158.89
1990
Environment in Syria
# 17
Burkina Faso :
151.47
1990
Environment in Burkina Faso
# 18
Oman :
147.83
1990
Environment in Oman
# 19
Mauritania :
146.75
1990
Environment in Mauritania
# 20
Iraq :
146.34
1990
Environment in Iraq
# 21
Gambia, The :
143.55
1990
Environment in Gambia, The
# 22
Trinidad and Tobago :
141.78
1990
Environment in Trinidad and Tobago
# 23
Angola :
141.77
1990
Environment in Angola
# 24
Indonesia :
136.7
1990
Environment in Indonesia
# 25
Congo, Republic of the :
135.05
1990
Environment in Congo, Republic of the
# 26
Vietnam :
122.51
1990
Environment in Vietnam
# 27
Bolivia :
120.08
1990
Environment in Bolivia
# 28
Guinea-Bissau :
119.17
1990
Environment in Guinea-Bissau
# 29
Eritrea :
118.26
1990
Environment in Eritrea
# 30
Cameroon :
116.37
1990
Environment in Cameroon
# 31
Algeria :
115.42
1990
Environment in Algeria
# 32
China :
113.97
1990
Environment in China
# 33
Ethiopia :
111.68
1990
Environment in Ethiopia
# 34
India :
111.58
1990
Environment in India
# 35
Mozambique :
111.47
1990
Environment in Mozambique
# 36
Bulgaria :
111.1
1990
Environment in Bulgaria
# 37
Jordan :
109.95
1990
Environment in Jordan
# 38
Guinea :
108.49
1990
Environment in Guinea
# 39
Burma :
106.51
1990
Environment in Burma
# 40
Libya :
106.44
1990
Environment in Libya
# 41
Singapore :
106.28
1990
Environment in Singapore
# 42
Paraguay :
106.28
1990
Environment in Paraguay
# 43
New Caledonia :
105.66
1990
Environment in New Caledonia
# 44
Argentina :
104.73
1990
Environment in Argentina
# 45
Tajikistan :
103.38
1990
Environment in Tajikistan
# 46
Bahrain :
103.04
1990
Environment in Bahrain
# 47
Peru :
98.4
1990
Environment in Peru
# 48
Moldova :
97.2
1990
Environment in Moldova
# 49
Senegal :
97.03
1990
Environment in Senegal
# 50
Zambia :
95.76
1990
Environment in Zambia
# 51
Botswana :
94.98
1990
Environment in Botswana
# 52
Sri Lanka :
94.35
1990
Environment in Sri Lanka
# 53
Côte d'Ivoire :
94.11
1990
Environment in Côte d'Ivoire
# 54
Albania :
92.47
1990
Environment in Albania
# 55
Sierra Leone :
92.28
1990
Environment in Sierra Leone
# 56
Laos :
91.15
1990
Environment in Laos
# 57
Thailand :
88.36
1990
Environment in Thailand
# 58
Chile :
87.87
1990
Environment in Chile
# 59
Liechtenstein :
87.51
1990
Environment in Liechtenstein
# 60
Cambodia :
86.37
1990
Environment in Cambodia
# 61
Lesotho :
86.26
1990
Environment in Lesotho
# 62
Uzbekistan :
84.57
1990
Environment in Uzbekistan
# 63
Somalia :
78.26
1990
Environment in Somalia
# 64
Madagascar :
77.84
1990
Environment in Madagascar
# 65
Cyprus :
76.47
1990
Environment in Cyprus
# 66
Benin :
75.37
1990
Environment in Benin
# 67
Kyrgyzstan :
75.2
1990
Environment in Kyrgyzstan
# 68
Malawi :
75.01
1990
Environment in Malawi
# 69
Kuwait :
74.85
1990
Environment in Kuwait
# 70
Namibia :
73.9
1990
Environment in Namibia
# 71
Tunisia :
73.78
1990
Environment in Tunisia
# 72
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
72.79
1990
Environment in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 73
São Tomé and Príncipe :
72.62
1990
Environment in São Tomé and Príncipe
# 74
Ukraine :
71.71
1990
Environment in Ukraine
# 75
Israel :
70.76
1990
Environment in Israel
# 76
Haiti :
70.13
1990
Environment in Haiti
# 77
Mexico :
69.11
1990
Environment in Mexico
# 78
Comoros :
68.39
1990
Environment in Comoros
# 79
Turkey :
67.57
1990
Environment in Turkey
# 80
Czech Republic :
67.39
1990
Environment in Czech Republic
# 81
Greece :
67.31
1990
Environment in Greece
# 82
Kenya :
66.84
1990
Environment in Kenya
# 83
Nepal :
66.52
1990
Environment in Nepal
# 84
Guatemala :
63.04
1990
Environment in Guatemala
# 85
Central African Republic :
62.07
1990
Environment in Central African Republic
# 86
Andorra :
61.46
1990
Environment in Andorra
# 87
Djibouti :
61.38
1990
Environment in Djibouti
# 88
Liberia :
60.82
1990
Environment in Liberia
# 89
Poland :
59.19
1990
Environment in Poland
# 90
Jamaica :
58.77
1990
Environment in Jamaica
# 91
Panama :
58.24
1990
Environment in Panama
# 92
Togo :
56.97
1990
Environment in Togo
# 93
Tanzania :
56.95
1990
Environment in Tanzania
# 94
Qatar :
56.89
1990
Environment in Qatar
# 95
Swaziland :
56.15
1990
Environment in Swaziland
# 96
Burundi :
56.06
1990
Environment in Burundi
# 97
Philippines :
55.17
1990
Environment in Philippines
# 98
Solomon Islands :
54.38
1990
Environment in Solomon Islands
# 99
Guyana :
54.34
1990
Environment in Guyana
# 100
Lithuania :
53.27
1990
Environment in Lithuania
# 101
Bahamas, The :
52.77
1990
Environment in Bahamas, The
# 102
Saint Lucia :
51.08
1990
Environment in Saint Lucia
# 103
Portugal :
50.98
1990
Environment in Portugal
# 104
Suriname :
50.51
1990
Environment in Suriname
# 105
Rwanda :
49.29
1990
Environment in Rwanda
# 106
Barbados :
48.07
1990
Environment in Barbados
# 107
Bhutan :
47.87
1990
Environment in Bhutan
# 108
Nicaragua :
47.85
1990
Environment in Nicaragua
# 109
Netherlands :
46.36
1990
Environment in Netherlands
# 110
El Salvador :
46.3
1990
Environment in El Salvador
# 111
Macedonia, Republic of :
45.9
1990
Environment in Macedonia, Republic of
# 112
Virgin Islands :
45.39
1990
Environment in Virgin Islands
# 113
Costa Rica :
45.11
1990
Environment in Costa Rica
# 114
Honduras :
44.9
1990
Environment in Honduras
# 115
Estonia :
44.53
1990
Environment in Estonia
# 116
Croatia :
44.34
1990
Environment in Croatia
# 117
Cuba :
44.21
1990
Environment in Cuba
# 118
Dominican Republic :
43.76
1990
Environment in Dominican Republic
# 119
Kazakhstan :
43.32
1990
Environment in Kazakhstan
# 120
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
43.25
1990
Environment in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 121
Japan :
43.02
1990
Environment in Japan
# 122
Lebanon :
42.98
1990
Environment in Lebanon
# 123
Spain :
41.69
1990
Environment in Spain
# 124
Italy :
41.66
1990
Environment in Italy
# 125
Russia :
41.37
1990
Environment in Russia
# 126
Slovakia :
40.71
1990
Environment in Slovakia
# 127
Brazil :
39.87
1990
Environment in Brazil
# 128
Ghana :
39.31
1990
Environment in Ghana
# 129
Colombia :
38.76
1990
Environment in Colombia
# 130
Austria :
38.37
1990
Environment in Austria
# 131
Latvia :
38.34
1990
Environment in Latvia
# 132
Ecuador :
37.98
1990
Environment in Ecuador
# 133
Switzerland :
36.94
1990
Environment in Switzerland
# 134
Fiji :
36.75
1990
Environment in Fiji
# 135
Malaysia :
36.54
1990
Environment in Malaysia
# 136
Romania :
36.06
1990
Environment in Romania
# 137
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
35.96
1990
Environment in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 138
Dominica :
35.71
1990
Environment in Dominica
# 139
Hungary :
35.54
1990
Environment in Hungary
# 140
Zimbabwe :
34.94
1990
Environment in Zimbabwe
# 141
Morocco :
34.06
1990
Environment in Morocco
# 142
Papua New Guinea :
33.95
1990
Environment in Papua New Guinea
# 143
Netherlands Antilles :
33.63
1990
Environment in Netherlands Antilles
# 144
South Africa :
33.56
1990
Environment in South Africa
# 145
Cayman Islands :
32.91
1990
Environment in Cayman Islands
# 146
Grenada :
32.85
1990
Environment in Grenada
# 147
Brunei :
32.11
1990
Environment in Brunei
# 148
Vanuatu :
31.4
1990
Environment in Vanuatu
# 149
United States :
30.35
1990
Environment in United States
# 150
Belgium :
30.17
1990
Environment in Belgium
# 151
Denmark :
29.99
1990
Environment in Denmark
# 152
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
29.91
1990
Environment in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 153
Equatorial Guinea :
28.82
1990
Environment in Equatorial Guinea
# 154
Maldives :
28.23
1990
Environment in Maldives
# 155
Luxembourg :
27.79
1990
Environment in Luxembourg
# 156
Uganda :
27.52
1990
Environment in Uganda
# 157
Germany :
27.24
1990
Environment in Germany
# 158
Puerto Rico :
26.74
1990
Environment in Puerto Rico
# 159
United Kingdom :
25.43
1990
Environment in United Kingdom
# 160
Iceland :
25.2
1990
Environment in Iceland
# 161
Canada :
25.03
1990
Environment in Canada
# 162
Ireland :
24.85
1990
Environment in Ireland
# 163
Belize :
23.94
1990
Environment in Belize
# 164
Norway :
23.71
1990
Environment in Norway
# 165
Mauritius :
23.33
1990
Environment in Mauritius
# 166
Belarus :
22.89
1990
Environment in Belarus
# 167
Australia :
22.79
1990
Environment in Australia
# 168
Faroe Islands :
22.63
1990
Environment in Faroe Islands
# 169
Finland :
22.58
1990
Environment in Finland
# 170
San Marino :
22.23
1990
Environment in San Marino
# 171
Venezuela :
21.66
1990
Environment in Venezuela
# 172
Antigua and Barbuda :
20.34
1990
Environment in Antigua and Barbuda
# 173
France :
17.51
1990
Environment in France
# 174
New Zealand :
15.74
1990
Environment in New Zealand
# 175
Sweden :
15.07
1990
Environment in Sweden
# 176
Gabon :
9.75
1990
Environment in Gabon
Weighted average:
78.8
Historical countries, unions or other regions:
European Union
35.84
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 (1990) 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&date=1990
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