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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 (1991) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Armenia :
426.17
1991
Environment in Armenia
# 2
Sudan :
282.8
1991
Environment in Sudan
# 3
United Arab Emirates :
263.21
1991
Environment in United Arab Emirates
# 4
Mali :
261.43
1991
Environment in Mali
# 5
Uruguay :
231.16
1991
Environment in Uruguay
# 6
Niger :
214.23
1991
Environment in Niger
# 7
Pakistan :
211.72
1991
Environment in Pakistan
# 8
Bangladesh :
211.18
1991
Environment in Bangladesh
# 9
Azerbaijan :
206.95
1991
Environment in Azerbaijan
# 10
Chad :
202.93
1991
Environment in Chad
# 11
Iraq :
195.69
1991
Environment in Iraq
# 12
Kuwait :
191.09
1991
Environment in Kuwait
# 13
Oman :
186.03
1991
Environment in Oman
# 14
Georgia :
182.49
1991
Environment in Georgia
# 15
Saudi Arabia :
176.3
1991
Environment in Saudi Arabia
# 16
Nigeria :
172.39
1991
Environment in Nigeria
# 17
Mongolia :
168.33
1991
Environment in Mongolia
# 18
Syria :
160.62
1991
Environment in Syria
# 19
Turkmenistan :
154.27
1991
Environment in Turkmenistan
# 20
Burkina Faso :
143.29
1991
Environment in Burkina Faso
# 21
Mauritania :
142.63
1991
Environment in Mauritania
# 22
Trinidad and Tobago :
138.59
1991
Environment in Trinidad and Tobago
# 23
Gambia, The :
136.32
1991
Environment in Gambia, The
# 24
Indonesia :
133.22
1991
Environment in Indonesia
# 25
Congo, Republic of the :
132.75
1991
Environment in Congo, Republic of the
# 26
Angola :
131.5
1991
Environment in Angola
# 27
Libya :
120.83
1991
Environment in Libya
# 28
Algeria :
120.13
1991
Environment in Algeria
# 29
India :
115.69
1991
Environment in India
# 30
Bolivia :
115.63
1991
Environment in Bolivia
# 31
China :
112.62
1991
Environment in China
# 32
Vietnam :
112.54
1991
Environment in Vietnam
# 33
Guinea-Bissau :
111.92
1991
Environment in Guinea-Bissau
# 34
Cameroon :
108.29
1991
Environment in Cameroon
# 35
Eritrea :
106.8
1991
Environment in Eritrea
# 36
Ethiopia :
106.28
1991
Environment in Ethiopia
# 37
Bulgaria :
105.02
1991
Environment in Bulgaria
# 38
New Caledonia :
103.46
1991
Environment in New Caledonia
# 39
Burma :
103.35
1991
Environment in Burma
# 40
Jordan :
102.86
1991
Environment in Jordan
# 41
Mozambique :
102.09
1991
Environment in Mozambique
# 42
Singapore :
100.68
1991
Environment in Singapore
# 43
Guinea :
100.67
1991
Environment in Guinea
# 44
Tajikistan :
99.68
1991
Environment in Tajikistan
# 45
Bahrain :
97.34
1991
Environment in Bahrain
# 46
Moldova :
96.54
1991
Environment in Moldova
# 47
Argentina :
95.63
1991
Environment in Argentina
# 48
Senegal :
94.69
1991
Environment in Senegal
# 49
Paraguay :
94.59
1991
Environment in Paraguay
# 50
Côte d'Ivoire :
94.4
1991
Environment in Côte d'Ivoire
# 51
Peru :
88.05
1991
Environment in Peru
# 52
Zambia :
87.81
1991
Environment in Zambia
# 53
Uzbekistan :
87.24
1991
Environment in Uzbekistan
# 54
Botswana :
86.16
1991
Environment in Botswana
# 55
Sri Lanka :
86.01
1991
Environment in Sri Lanka
# 56
Liechtenstein :
85.95
1991
Environment in Liechtenstein
# 57
Sierra Leone :
84.54
1991
Environment in Sierra Leone
# 58
Thailand :
84.51
1991
Environment in Thailand
# 59
Albania :
83.19
1991
Environment in Albania
# 60
Chile :
82.03
1991
Environment in Chile
# 61
Lesotho :
76.23
1991
Environment in Lesotho
# 62
Cyprus :
74.67
1991
Environment in Cyprus
# 63
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
74.63
1991
Environment in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 64
Laos :
74.4
1991
Environment in Laos
# 65
Tunisia :
74.22
1991
Environment in Tunisia
# 66
Ukraine :
73.66
1991
Environment in Ukraine
# 67
Cambodia :
72.81
1991
Environment in Cambodia
# 68
Madagascar :
72.7
1991
Environment in Madagascar
# 69
Haiti :
71.96
1991
Environment in Haiti
# 70
Benin :
71.53
1991
Environment in Benin
# 71
Kyrgyzstan :
70.64
1991
Environment in Kyrgyzstan
# 72
São Tomé and Príncipe :
68.8
1991
Environment in São Tomé and Príncipe
# 73
Malawi :
65.65
1991
Environment in Malawi
# 74
Israel :
65.57
1991
Environment in Israel
# 75
Mexico :
65.02
1991
Environment in Mexico
# 76
Kenya :
64.75
1991
Environment in Kenya
# 77
Nepal :
64.32
1991
Environment in Nepal
# 78
Guatemala :
64.22
1991
Environment in Guatemala
# 79
Greece :
62.63
1991
Environment in Greece
# 80
Panama :
62.27
1991
Environment in Panama
# 81
Comoros :
62.05
1991
Environment in Comoros
# 82
Turkey :
60.95
1991
Environment in Turkey
# 83
Andorra :
60.36
1991
Environment in Andorra
# 84
Central African Republic :
60.29
1991
Environment in Central African Republic
# 85
Czech Republic :
59.86
1991
Environment in Czech Republic
# 86
Lithuania :
58.59
1991
Environment in Lithuania
# 87
Somalia :
58.42
1991
Environment in Somalia
# 88
Liberia :
58.33
1991
Environment in Liberia
# 89
Qatar :
57.98
1991
Environment in Qatar
# 90
Jamaica :
55.71
1991
Environment in Jamaica
# 91
Guyana :
55.21
1991
Environment in Guyana
# 92
Philippines :
54.06
1991
Environment in Philippines
# 93
Poland :
53.64
1991
Environment in Poland
# 94
Tanzania :
53.41
1991
Environment in Tanzania
# 95
Bahamas, The :
52.73
1991
Environment in Bahamas, The
# 96
Lebanon :
52.17
1991
Environment in Lebanon
# 97
Togo :
51.88
1991
Environment in Togo
# 98
El Salvador :
51.46
1991
Environment in El Salvador
# 99
Suriname :
51.42
1991
Environment in Suriname
# 100
Burundi :
50.15
1991
Environment in Burundi
# 101
Kazakhstan :
48.65
1991
Environment in Kazakhstan
# 102
Rwanda :
48.55
1991
Environment in Rwanda
# 103
Portugal :
48.09
1991
Environment in Portugal
# 104
Saint Lucia :
48.04
1991
Environment in Saint Lucia
# 105
Nicaragua :
47.66
1991
Environment in Nicaragua
# 106
Bhutan :
47.57
1991
Environment in Bhutan
# 107
Barbados :
47.3
1991
Environment in Barbados
# 108
Netherlands :
46.01
1991
Environment in Netherlands
# 109
Dominican Republic :
45.47
1991
Environment in Dominican Republic
# 110
Virgin Islands :
45.19
1991
Environment in Virgin Islands
# 111
Solomon Islands :
44.91
1991
Environment in Solomon Islands
# 112
Honduras :
43.65
1991
Environment in Honduras
# 113
Djibouti :
43.06
1991
Environment in Djibouti
# 114
Costa Rica :
42.79
1991
Environment in Costa Rica
# 115
Slovakia :
42.26
1991
Environment in Slovakia
# 116
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
41.25
1991
Environment in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 117
Namibia :
41.18
1991
Environment in Namibia
# 118
Macedonia, Republic of :
41.03
1991
Environment in Macedonia, Republic of
# 119
Russia :
40.93
1991
Environment in Russia
# 120
Japan :
40.82
1991
Environment in Japan
# 121
Spain :
40.79
1991
Environment in Spain
# 122
Estonia :
40.61
1991
Environment in Estonia
# 123
Brazil :
40.29
1991
Environment in Brazil
# 124
Colombia :
38.88
1991
Environment in Colombia
# 125
Croatia :
38.79
1991
Environment in Croatia
# 126
Italy :
38.76
1991
Environment in Italy
# 127
Austria :
38.66
1991
Environment in Austria
# 128
Zimbabwe :
38.34
1991
Environment in Zimbabwe
# 129
Cuba :
38.31
1991
Environment in Cuba
# 130
Latvia :
36.62
1991
Environment in Latvia
# 131
Ecuador :
36.2
1991
Environment in Ecuador
# 132
Fiji :
36.2
1991
Environment in Fiji
# 133
Ghana :
35.96
1991
Environment in Ghana
# 134
Switzerland :
35.52
1991
Environment in Switzerland
# 135
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
35.5
1991
Environment in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 136
Malaysia :
34.53
1991
Environment in Malaysia
# 137
Swaziland :
34.34
1991
Environment in Swaziland
# 138
Dominica :
34.19
1991
Environment in Dominica
# 139
Romania :
34.09
1991
Environment in Romania
# 140
Netherlands Antilles :
33.54
1991
Environment in Netherlands Antilles
# 141
Morocco :
33.26
1991
Environment in Morocco
# 142
Papua New Guinea :
32.66
1991
Environment in Papua New Guinea
# 143
Cayman Islands :
32.37
1991
Environment in Cayman Islands
# 144
Hungary :
31.87
1991
Environment in Hungary
# 145
Belgium :
31.66
1991
Environment in Belgium
# 146
Brunei :
31.12
1991
Environment in Brunei
# 147
Grenada :
30.77
1991
Environment in Grenada
# 148
Vanuatu :
30.74
1991
Environment in Vanuatu
# 149
South Africa :
30.34
1991
Environment in South Africa
# 150
Denmark :
29.97
1991
Environment in Denmark
# 151
United States :
28.85
1991
Environment in United States
# 152
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
28.72
1991
Environment in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 153
Germany :
27.48
1991
Environment in Germany
# 154
Uganda :
27.21
1991
Environment in Uganda
# 155
Maldives :
26.31
1991
Environment in Maldives
# 156
Luxembourg :
25.91
1991
Environment in Luxembourg
# 157
Puerto Rico :
25.56
1991
Environment in Puerto Rico
# 158
United Kingdom :
25.12
1991
Environment in United Kingdom
# 159
Ireland :
24.46
1991
Environment in Ireland
# 160
Norway :
24.24
1991
Environment in Norway
# 161
Canada :
23.49
1991
Environment in Canada
# 162
Belarus :
23.13
1991
Environment in Belarus
# 163
Finland :
22.89
1991
Environment in Finland
# 164
Belize :
22.82
1991
Environment in Belize
# 165
Iceland :
22.5
1991
Environment in Iceland
# 166
Faroe Islands :
22.35
1991
Environment in Faroe Islands
# 167
San Marino :
21.79
1991
Environment in San Marino
# 168
Mauritius :
21.72
1991
Environment in Mauritius
# 169
Australia :
21.57
1991
Environment in Australia
# 170
Antigua and Barbuda :
19.27
1991
Environment in Antigua and Barbuda
# 171
Equatorial Guinea :
17.66
1991
Environment in Equatorial Guinea
# 172
France :
17.5
1991
Environment in France
# 173
New Zealand :
15.87
1991
Environment in New Zealand
# 174
Venezuela :
14.96
1991
Environment in Venezuela
# 175
Sweden :
14.41
1991
Environment in Sweden
# 176
Gabon :
9.65
1991
Environment in Gabon
Weighted average:
76.1
Historical countries, unions or other regions:
European Union
34.52
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 (1991) 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=1991
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