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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 (1995) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Sudan :
232.89
1995
Environment in Sudan
# 2
Mali :
227.81
1995
Environment in Mali
# 3
Pakistan :
201.64
1995
Environment in Pakistan
# 4
Iraq :
199.87
1995
Environment in Iraq
# 5
Bangladesh :
195.32
1995
Environment in Bangladesh
# 6
Niger :
192.5
1995
Environment in Niger
# 7
Uruguay :
187.93
1995
Environment in Uruguay
# 8
United Arab Emirates :
181.82
1995
Environment in United Arab Emirates
# 9
Chad :
180.89
1995
Environment in Chad
# 10
Saudi Arabia :
166.15
1995
Environment in Saudi Arabia
# 11
Angola :
154.74
1995
Environment in Angola
# 12
Syria :
150.59
1995
Environment in Syria
# 13
Trinidad and Tobago :
148.98
1995
Environment in Trinidad and Tobago
# 14
Azerbaijan :
140.29
1995
Environment in Azerbaijan
# 15
Oman :
139.38
1995
Environment in Oman
# 16
Georgia :
138.86
1995
Environment in Georgia
# 17
Mongolia :
133.58
1995
Environment in Mongolia
# 18
Kuwait :
125.42
1995
Environment in Kuwait
# 19
Nigeria :
125.01
1995
Environment in Nigeria
# 20
Burkina Faso :
124.34
1995
Environment in Burkina Faso
# 21
Eritrea :
122.04
1995
Environment in Eritrea
# 22
Armenia :
122.01
1995
Environment in Armenia
# 23
Congo, Republic of the :
119.82
1995
Environment in Congo, Republic of the
# 24
Bolivia :
119.35
1995
Environment in Bolivia
# 25
Libya :
119.09
1995
Environment in Libya
# 26
Mauritania :
118.04
1995
Environment in Mauritania
# 27
Indonesia :
114.01
1995
Environment in Indonesia
# 28
India :
109.36
1995
Environment in India
# 29
Gambia, The :
107.41
1995
Environment in Gambia, The
# 30
Ethiopia :
107.1
1995
Environment in Ethiopia
# 31
Paraguay :
103.24
1995
Environment in Paraguay
# 32
Cameroon :
101.85
1995
Environment in Cameroon
# 33
Algeria :
101.6
1995
Environment in Algeria
# 34
Mozambique :
96.18
1995
Environment in Mozambique
# 35
Guinea-Bissau :
93.48
1995
Environment in Guinea-Bissau
# 36
China :
92.33
1995
Environment in China
# 37
Burma :
89.93
1995
Environment in Burma
# 38
Sri Lanka :
87.97
1995
Environment in Sri Lanka
# 39
Turkmenistan :
86.87
1995
Environment in Turkmenistan
# 40
Bulgaria :
86.42
1995
Environment in Bulgaria
# 41
Uzbekistan :
85.3
1995
Environment in Uzbekistan
# 42
Peru :
84.91
1995
Environment in Peru
# 43
Thailand :
84.82
1995
Environment in Thailand
# 44
Senegal :
83.42
1995
Environment in Senegal
# 45
Zambia :
83.13
1995
Environment in Zambia
# 46
Bahrain :
82.26
1995
Environment in Bahrain
# 47
Jordan :
80.75
1995
Environment in Jordan
# 48
Guinea :
79.1
1995
Environment in Guinea
# 49
New Caledonia :
78.82
1995
Environment in New Caledonia
# 50
Vietnam :
78.15
1995
Environment in Vietnam
# 51
Botswana :
77.78
1995
Environment in Botswana
# 52
Argentina :
76.56
1995
Environment in Argentina
# 53
Liechtenstein :
75.62
1995
Environment in Liechtenstein
# 54
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
74.47
1995
Environment in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 55
Lesotho :
74.05
1995
Environment in Lesotho
# 56
Chile :
71.25
1995
Environment in Chile
# 57
Malawi :
70.8
1995
Environment in Malawi
# 58
Madagascar :
69.79
1995
Environment in Madagascar
# 59
Côte d'Ivoire :
69.1
1995
Environment in Côte d'Ivoire
# 60
Sierra Leone :
68.93
1995
Environment in Sierra Leone
# 61
Tajikistan :
68.54
1995
Environment in Tajikistan
# 62
Moldova :
65.26
1995
Environment in Moldova
# 63
Comoros :
65.15
1995
Environment in Comoros
# 64
Somalia :
64.79
1995
Environment in Somalia
# 65
Cyprus :
63.66
1995
Environment in Cyprus
# 66
Guatemala :
62.91
1995
Environment in Guatemala
# 67
Benin :
62.71
1995
Environment in Benin
# 68
Panama :
60.27
1995
Environment in Panama
# 69
São Tomé and Príncipe :
60.14
1995
Environment in São Tomé and Príncipe
# 70
Israel :
59.01
1995
Environment in Israel
# 71
Philippines :
58.41
1995
Environment in Philippines
# 72
Rwanda :
57.91
1995
Environment in Rwanda
# 73
Haiti :
57.7
1995
Environment in Haiti
# 74
Mexico :
57.47
1995
Environment in Mexico
# 75
Greece :
57.43
1995
Environment in Greece
# 76
Turkey :
57.19
1995
Environment in Turkey
# 77
Nepal :
57.08
1995
Environment in Nepal
# 78
Tunisia :
56.64
1995
Environment in Tunisia
# 79
Brunei :
55.92
1995
Environment in Brunei
# 80
Central African Republic :
55.61
1995
Environment in Central African Republic
# 81
Kenya :
54.99
1995
Environment in Kenya
# 82
Lebanon :
53.81
1995
Environment in Lebanon
# 83
Tanzania :
53.67
1995
Environment in Tanzania
# 84
Andorra :
53.1
1995
Environment in Andorra
# 85
Singapore :
52.56
1995
Environment in Singapore
# 86
Laos :
52.27
1995
Environment in Laos
# 87
Burundi :
52.08
1995
Environment in Burundi
# 88
Liberia :
52.01
1995
Environment in Liberia
# 89
Qatar :
51.51
1995
Environment in Qatar
# 90
Zimbabwe :
51.17
1995
Environment in Zimbabwe
# 91
Jamaica :
50.8
1995
Environment in Jamaica
# 92
Cambodia :
50.3
1995
Environment in Cambodia
# 93
Bahamas, The :
50.03
1995
Environment in Bahamas, The
# 94
El Salvador :
49.69
1995
Environment in El Salvador
# 95
Honduras :
49.51
1995
Environment in Honduras
# 96
Barbados :
48.37
1995
Environment in Barbados
# 97
Togo :
48.26
1995
Environment in Togo
# 98
Portugal :
47.03
1995
Environment in Portugal
# 99
Ukraine :
46.9
1995
Environment in Ukraine
# 100
Suriname :
46.46
1995
Environment in Suriname
# 101
Djibouti :
46.33
1995
Environment in Djibouti
# 102
Saint Lucia :
44.91
1995
Environment in Saint Lucia
# 103
Bhutan :
44.77
1995
Environment in Bhutan
# 104
Guyana :
44.2
1995
Environment in Guyana
# 105
Poland :
43.46
1995
Environment in Poland
# 106
Virgin Islands :
43.31
1995
Environment in Virgin Islands
# 107
Namibia :
42.13
1995
Environment in Namibia
# 108
Spain :
41.92
1995
Environment in Spain
# 109
Costa Rica :
41.42
1995
Environment in Costa Rica
# 110
Albania :
40.82
1995
Environment in Albania
# 111
Slovenia :
40.8
1995
Environment in Slovenia
# 112
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
40.33
1995
Environment in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 113
Dominican Republic :
40.1
1995
Environment in Dominican Republic
# 114
Netherlands :
39.88
1995
Environment in Netherlands
# 115
Fiji :
38.28
1995
Environment in Fiji
# 116
Croatia :
37.96
1995
Environment in Croatia
# 117
Nicaragua :
37.92
1995
Environment in Nicaragua
# 118
Italy :
37.66
1995
Environment in Italy
# 119
Ghana :
37.46
1995
Environment in Ghana
# 120
Japan :
36.81
1995
Environment in Japan
# 121
Papua New Guinea :
35.6
1995
Environment in Papua New Guinea
# 122
Morocco :
35.43
1995
Environment in Morocco
# 123
Kazakhstan :
34.11
1995
Environment in Kazakhstan
# 124
Austria :
33.89
1995
Environment in Austria
# 125
Dominica :
33.83
1995
Environment in Dominica
# 126
Vanuatu :
33.68
1995
Environment in Vanuatu
# 127
Kyrgyzstan :
33.1
1995
Environment in Kyrgyzstan
# 128
Solomon Islands :
33
1995
Environment in Solomon Islands
# 129
Brazil :
32.91
1995
Environment in Brazil
# 130
Netherlands Antilles :
32.39
1995
Environment in Netherlands Antilles
# 131
Malaysia :
32.1
1995
Environment in Malaysia
# 132
Swaziland :
31.8
1995
Environment in Swaziland
# 133
Lithuania :
31.48
1995
Environment in Lithuania
# 134
Romania :
31.05
1995
Environment in Romania
# 135
Cuba :
30.3
1995
Environment in Cuba
# 136
Grenada :
30.18
1995
Environment in Grenada
# 137
Macedonia, Republic of :
29.94
1995
Environment in Macedonia, Republic of
# 138
Ecuador :
29.77
1995
Environment in Ecuador
# 139
Colombia :
29.4
1995
Environment in Colombia
# 140
Cayman Islands :
29.38
1995
Environment in Cayman Islands
# 141
Switzerland :
29.32
1995
Environment in Switzerland
# 142
Maldives :
28.88
1995
Environment in Maldives
# 143
South Africa :
28.79
1995
Environment in South Africa
# 144
Latvia :
28.11
1995
Environment in Latvia
# 145
Czech Republic :
27.68
1995
Environment in Czech Republic
# 146
Hungary :
27.5
1995
Environment in Hungary
# 147
Belgium :
26.92
1995
Environment in Belgium
# 148
Russia :
26.74
1995
Environment in Russia
# 149
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
26.68
1995
Environment in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 150
United States :
26.5
1995
Environment in United States
# 151
Denmark :
26
1995
Environment in Denmark
# 152
Slovakia :
25.5
1995
Environment in Slovakia
# 153
Puerto Rico :
24.68
1995
Environment in Puerto Rico
# 154
Uganda :
24.32
1995
Environment in Uganda
# 155
Estonia :
24.02
1995
Environment in Estonia
# 156
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
23.98
1995
Environment in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 157
Germany :
23.31
1995
Environment in Germany
# 158
Canada :
23.15
1995
Environment in Canada
# 159
Ireland :
22.77
1995
Environment in Ireland
# 160
United Kingdom :
22.28
1995
Environment in United Kingdom
# 161
Belize :
22.12
1995
Environment in Belize
# 162
Iceland :
21.65
1995
Environment in Iceland
# 163
Luxembourg :
21.12
1995
Environment in Luxembourg
# 164
Australia :
20.82
1995
Environment in Australia
# 165
Norway :
20.54
1995
Environment in Norway
# 166
Faroe Islands :
20.27
1995
Environment in Faroe Islands
# 167
Finland :
20.02
1995
Environment in Finland
# 168
San Marino :
19.71
1995
Environment in San Marino
# 169
Mauritius :
19.24
1995
Environment in Mauritius
# 170
Antigua and Barbuda :
18.49
1995
Environment in Antigua and Barbuda
# 171
New Zealand :
17.25
1995
Environment in New Zealand
# 172
Equatorial Guinea :
17.24
1995
Environment in Equatorial Guinea
# 173
France :
15.31
1995
Environment in France
# 174
Sweden :
14.71
1995
Environment in Sweden
# 175
Belarus :
13.74
1995
Environment in Belarus
# 176
Venezuela :
13.45
1995
Environment in Venezuela
# 177
Gabon :
9.08
1995
Environment in Gabon
Weighted average:
64.6
Historical countries, unions or other regions:
European Union
30.06
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 (1995) 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=1995
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